President Obama Skips Funeral To Play Golf

President Obama Skips Funeral To Play Golf

Mount Eyjafjallajokull, the Icelandic volcano, has pumped so much ash into the air over Europe that thousands of flights have been canceled.

One of those flights involved President Obama. He was set to travel to Poland on April 18, 2010 to attend the state funeral of the nation's president and first lady.

Unable to attend the funeral, Obama played golf instead.

(By the way, Obama has golfed 32 times since taking office in January of 2009. President Bush golfed just 24 times during his entire eight years in office).

Regardless how much you disapprove of Obama's regime, you have to admit golfing during the time when you were supposed to be at a funeral is rather insensitive.

Certainly the President needs leisure time but he's also the leader of the free world. Everything he does is watched, scrutinized, and critiqued.

However, the situation does raise a very good question and one that we can all relate too: Have you ever done something frivolous when you should have been mourning a tragedy?

For instance, you learn that a distant-family member has died and then spend the rest of the evening playing Scoops on your iPhone.

Tragedy strikes the nation but instead of watching wall-to-wall coverage on one of a half-of-dozen news networks you throw yourself a Paul Rudd movie-marathon.

Granted, you have a level of anonymity the President doesn't have and can therefore get away with such callous displays.

Yet, if the privacy of being home alone was removed you would certainly be embarrassed if everyone knew the moments after Great Aunt Martha's death you were shopping at Sephora.com.

According to those who know such things, in times of grief we are to stare out the window and contemplate the meaning of life, we are NOT to play Wii Sports Resort.

I, of course, flog myself and recite inspirational haikus. Ah, who am I kidding, It's World of Warcraft.