More pithy eye-opening observations, this time on the seeming banality of an outdoor weekend, from NextDraft: “There has been a long tradition of public displays of

sportsmanship from Presidents. Golf seems to have

become the sport of choice. It makes sense. You don’t

want to see your President get smoked by someone else

over the weekend, and golf is always perceived more

as a match between the course and the person. The question

is usually ‘how’d you do’ and opposed to ‘who won?’. And

everyone who has hit the links (from beginners to pros)

has experienced golf’s wrath. Hit a golf ball into the trees

and feel our solidarity. Hit a tennis ball over the fence,

and hear our laughter.

During the Sunday morning talk shows, the pundits explained

that George W’s golf and fishing outings were part of an effort

to reconnect with the American people and pump up those poll

numbers. Does this stuff really work? “Oh my god,” the American

voter exclaims, “He holds his rod just like I do!” Want to connect

with the American people? Order way too much Chinese food, lay

on the couch in the Oval office, play video games and complain

about work all weekend.”