BUSH QUIT GOLF FOR IRAQ

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

30ish% = "the great majority"? http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm

You must have had an awesome statistics prof.

"Them" being liberals, as mentioned in the previous sentence. You must have had an awesome reading comp prof.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

"Them" being liberals, as mentioned in the previous sentence. You must have had an awesome reading comp prof.

Woop, you're right, I read it too fast. My error.

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Woop, you're right, I read it too fast. My error.

No prob.

[honeychile]

Must agree with shinerblock on this one. The (liberal) people who don't like Bush would belittle him for golfing while our troops are in harm's way. Some people aren't happy unless they're unhappy.

[Leslie Anne]

Actually, the thought of whether or not Bush was playing golf during the war would never have crossed my liberal mind. I don't care if he plays golf or not.

I do, however, think it's a pretty cheap sentiment.

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

Actually, the thought of whether or not Bush was playing golf during the war wound never have crossed my liberal mind. I don't care if he plays golf or not.

I do, however, think it's a pretty cheap sentiment.

I guarantee if it'd have been plastered all over the news that teed off at 10 am every Friday, 98% if liberals would have been bashing him all over the place for it.

[Munchkin03]

I'm probably just left of center, and I don't really care if he plays golf. Hell, being POTUS is a tough, stressful, job that ages you (look at pre 9/11 photos of Bush), and I hope that he is able to relax. If playing golf does that and prevents him from keeling over from a stroke from stress, great!

I remember hearing that same "statistic" about Clinton as well; that job is a 24/7 thing that they can't take breaks from. Plus, just because someone isn't at the White House doesn't mean that they aren't working.

[starang21]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I'm probably just left of center, and I don't really care if he plays golf. Hell, being POTUS is a tough, stressful, job that ages you (look at pre 9/11 photos of Bush), and I hope that he is able to relax. If playing golf does that and prevents him from keeling over from a stroke from stress, great!

I remember hearing that same "statistic" about Clinton as well; that job is a 24/7 thing that they can't take breaks from. Plus, just because someone isn't at the White House doesn't mean that they aren't working.

according to the article, clinton has taken a third of what bush has taken in the same amount of time.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I'm probably just left of center, and I don't really care if he plays golf. Hell, being POTUS is a tough, stressful, job that ages you (look at pre 9/11 photos of Bush), and I hope that he is able to relax. If playing golf does that and prevents him from keeling over from a stroke from stress, great!

I remember hearing that same "statistic" about Clinton as well; that job is a 24/7 thing that they can't take breaks from. Plus, just because someone isn't at the White House doesn't mean that they aren't working.

Exactly my sentiments. There are tons of things one can criticize about the Bush presidency, I just can't get too riled up about this one.

[DSTCHAOS]

Quitting golf is a good PR move but he shouldn't have quit golf.

I remember when Condoleeza Rice was criticized for going shoe shopping or something not too long after 9-11 (or was it Hurricane Katrina...too many disasters in this admin to keep up with). Geezus...let the woman shoe shop....

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Must agree with shinerblock on this one. The (liberal) people who don't like Bush would belittle him for golfing while our troops are in harm's way. Some people aren't happy unless they're unhappy.

No, wait, are you serious? I never heard or cared one thing about him playing golf until he talked about it in that interview. NOW everyone's talking about it.

And let's remember, this is the guy who made the claim he gave up golf out of respect after a particular event but was still golfing up to 2 months afterward.

This is the guy who stayed ON VACATION for THREE DAYS after Katrina hit. In fact, he went golfing the next day!

And this is the guy who did this, on camera, shortly after 9/11: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3p9y_OEAdc

Don't try to pin his idiocy on supposed overreactions by "liberals", he makes an ass of himself, unprompted, all the time.

[starang21]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Must agree with shinerblock on this one. The (liberal) people who don't like Bush would belittle him for golfing while our troops are in harm's way. Some people aren't happy unless they're unhappy.

the people who don't like bush would belittle him regardless. i can run off a litany of reasons to talk about him and none of them would include golf.