[credit: Glenn McCoy]
Wondering what the Obamanator is doing with his time when he is not on the campaign trail raising big money from wealthy homosexual supporters? Perhaps finding a way to unblock Congress? Negotiating an end to the civil war in Syria? Ending a costly and embarrassing delay of inevitable defeat in Afghanistan? Guiding the EU out of its financial dead end?*
NOT! He is playing golf, and a lot of it. He has played 1,746 holes since taking office according to the Romney campaign which has got nothing better to do than keep track of such trivia, since their candidate does not have any coherent policy proposals to advance. Only Dwight D. Eisenhower played more golf while in the White House, and the Obamanator is no Ike. It was Teddy Roosevelt who warned William Howard Taft not to be photographed playing golf, a game still considered a preserve of the wealthy. But obviously the current occupant is not paying attention to lessons of history.
*The Obamanator's idea of helping Europe is to "give investors confidence". In other words, the same TARP-like nonsense that did not work in the United States to lift the economy out of the worst recession in its history. What TARP accomplished was to rescue serial Wall Street fianancial debt abusers like Jamie Dimon from well deserved ignominy. Obamanator's other soundbite on the subject of Europe was the need for "a growth strategy to go alongside the need for fiscal discipline" Contradictory drivel intended to reassure economic dummies. The EU is threatening to kick Greece out of the zone if it doesn't shape up and submit to the German financial boot. All of General George Marshall's efforts to create a viable, democratic Europe from the rubble and ashes of world war seem to be in jeopardy a mere six decades later. But always time for more golf, hey, Mr. President? Four!
