Party, Golf, Party, Golf, Photo Op, Golf, Vacation

Fifteen million people, citizens of our country, are unemployed -- 9.7% of our workforce. Have you ever been unemployed through downsizing, or termination of operations, or otherwise? I have, and it is frightening to stare at your children's faces, the mortgage, car payments, orthodontist bills and credit card statements knowing that you have nothing but your ever-dwindling reserve of savings to rely upon until you can find employment.


In the Gulf of Mexico, various estimates of the the number of barrels of oil spilling into the Gulf have surfaced, but 25,000 per day seems to be a consensus among a number of people. The State Bird of Louisiana, the brown pelican, is threatened, the backwaters and wetlands of the Mississippi Delta is receiving oil, the oil slick, now the size of Vermont has stopped fishing and shrimping in that region of the Gulf, and the pristine, silicon-squeaky white beaches of the Florida Panhandle have oil balls washing up. It is day 48 of the Oil Spill Crisis.

During the first 41 days of the Crisis, President Obama played 7 rounds of golf (2 rounds of golf before making a statement on the Oil Spill on Day 14), hosted 7 parties, had two vacations, talked to sportscaster Marv Albert about basketball and also made time to speak with the entertainer Bono, for some reason.

Uhh, Mr. President, we have two very serious issues in this country right now -- the economy and the Oil Spill. How about cancelling all the items on your calendar and concentrating on those things? Wouldn't that show a concern for the American people, instead of showing us that you enjoy the perks of your Office?
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What are your priorities, President Obama -- solving serious problems plaguing this country, or enjoying the High Life?
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Your words say one thing, but your behaviour is much more telling. Be the President of the United States of America, not the President of a College.
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"As if you could kill time without injuring eternity."
~~ Henry David Thoreau, "Economy," Walden, 1854