A massive volcanic plume covering most of Europe forced President Obama to cancel a Sunday trip to Poland to attend the funeral of the nation’s president. But the last-minute change left an opening in his schedule, so the president headed to the links for a round of golf instead.
On a cool but sun-drenched Sunday, the president and three golfing companions went to Andrews Air Force Base to play 18 holes. It is the 32nd time Mr. Obama has played golf since taking office Jan. 20, 2009, according to CBS Radio’s Mark Knoller.
After canceling the Poland trip on Saturday, the White House announced that Mr. Obama had no public schedule for Sunday. He was to have arrived in Krakow in the morning, attend the 2 p.m. funeral and leave for home by 5 p.m., arriving back at the White House after midnight.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria, along with dozens of top Polish government officials were killed April 10 when their airplane went down in heavy fog after clipping a tree on approach to Smolensk, Russia.
Mr. Obama has not gone to the Polish Embassy in Washington since the accident, but Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. both have. There, they signed a condolence book.
Mr. Obama has played golf far more often than former President George W. Bush. In his eight years in office, Mr. Bush played just 24 times. His last time as president was Oct. 13, 2003.
Read More: By Joseph Curl, Washington Times
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He should be a caddie, or shinning shoes in the mens locker.
NOT LIVING IN OUR WHITE HOUSE !!!!
YES YES YES – YEAH THAS
All obama is good about is following orders from his socialist,communist,george soros he loves traitors of this country. He love to play on the plane, and shooting his mouth off.
Where are all the comments CENSORED????
nope… all the comments have been approved.
. The Polish President was white and not a muslim, so why would hussein go to that funeral? If it were saddam hussein or bin laden he would have been there in a heart beat to support his fellow muslim brothers.
He knows what is happening, that's why he didn't go.
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How often should you replace your golf glove? I've heard that you should replace it every 6 practices and every 6 rounds of golf. Is this true?