The Teed-Off Pundits

The Beltway media has been in a tizzy for days over President Obama's golfing during his brief vacation in Martha's Vineyard.  Questions from the Villagers at daily White House press briefings focus on the "optics" of the President golfing while THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!!  Of course, "optics" are what our broken media know how to cover best since it requires the least thought.

NY Times columnist Maureen "MoDo" Dowd, someone who, when she's not obsessing on the Clintons' sex life is mocking Obama, had a true "jumping the shark" column in the Sunday Times, which is nicely summarized by Simon Maloy.  (Speaking of of "optics," Miss MoDo swooned over Dumbya's staged "Mission Accomplished" landing on the aircraft carrier -- we think it was his codpiece that impressed spinster MoDo).  Compare Obama's predecessor's vacation time at the same point in his Presidency (407 days), with Obama's (138).  It's also worth remembering that St. Ronnie of Hollywood, who wasn't heckled by a tame press when he was vacationing, was no stranger to vacationing during crises.  Finally, when they think of Presidents golfing, the media should remember this classic from Dumbya, intrepid fighter of "evil-doers."