But…he promised.
Hat tip to Ace of Spades.
Occasionally, King Putt interrupts his excursions to the golf course and his trips to Hawaii to swat at the irritating gadfly of duties and responsibilities of the Office. Back in 2008, Obama proclaimed that he was going to give up all the pleasures of the leisure life because he, the newly crowned Chocolate Jesus, was going to “give, sacrifice” himself to you, the American people.
You have to understand that if you seek that office, then you have to be prepared to give your life to it. Essentially, the bargain that I think every President strikes with the American people is, ‘you give me this office, then in turn my fears, doubts, insecurities, foibles, need for sleep, family life, vacations, leisure, is gone. I am giving myself to you.’
Then he proceeded to hit the links 186 times and counting.
The world is blowing up, especially in Iraq, but he’s so detached and self-absorbed that he cares little about it. All he does is pop up once in a while to blame the GOP, Bush, and anyone else he can think of for the clusterfuck he and his Dem pals created.
As Jim Geraghty says: “All of Obama’s promises come with an expiration date. Every single one.”
His failures, however, have a half-life.
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http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/japan-is-in-flames-the-middle-east-is-in-the-throes-of-chaos-the-economy-and-national-security-is-in-shambles-time-to-go-golfing/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/white-house-spokes-tool-obamas-foreign-policy-has-enhanced-the-worlds-tranquility/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/while-the-middle-east-blows-up-and-the-economy-sinks-obama-goes-on-publicity-tour/