Criticizing the President for golfing in the middle of a crisis might be the ultimate in “both sides do it.” But David Axelrod wishes his side wouldn’t have.
The longtime confidant to President Obama told the New York Daily News that Democrats shouldn’t have engaged in the annual summer ritual. Obama has faced a torrent of criticism this week for hitting the links right after delivering a statement on the brutal murder of American journalist James Foley
“We used to pillory George Bush for going to his ranch and we were wrong,” Axelrod said of Obama’s predecessor. “The demands and pressures of the presidency are relentless, and we ought to want our presidents to get small breaks to relax, even in-and maybe especially in — the midst of crisis.”
During the 2012 campaign, when Mitt Romney’s campaign frequently attacked Obama for golfing, conservative journalists dug up video of Axelrod criticizing George H.W. Bush for the same thing.
In the video from 1994, Axelrod called the 41st president “out of touch” for playing golf while simultaneously touting improvements to the economy.
“Bush tastelessly did it, often from the ninth hole, and from the cigar boat and other places,” Axelrod said in the video.
Our main problem is that we have so many ex-staffers and confidantes, on both sides of the aisle, filling the airwaves 24/7.
David give it a break,your name is also rolling out of the mouth of Rick Perry.IMHO though the American people know who is responsible for all of this in the first place,And BTW haven’t seen Chenney and his ilk not yet anyway talking about ISIS.
My distaste for golf reminds me that I need to share with you my position on jet skis.
I hate them and I think they should be legal … everywhere … so long as it’s also legal to fire any weapon you wish at them at any time. I don’t advocate as severe a punishment for golf, however.
I’m thinking about running for governor on this platform. Please send contributions.
I always figured the more time Bush spent at the pig farm it’d give him less time to fuck shit up any worse than he did.
David doesn’t seem to realize that they’d criticize Obama if he never took a vacation, if he never played golf.
Bush deserved every bit of criticism he got.
Worst. President. Ever.