IMO it is not wrong of a president to go play golf. Meaning Obama and Bush alike. We all need stress reducers and it's not like they are out of touch. The phone and the handlers are always there.

Under normal circumstances I would agree. But the last few months have not been normal. George Bush acknowledged it was bad optics, but Barack Obama doesn't.

Obama making a Saturday announcement about Syria and children killed, and then going off with Biden for late Saturday golf, was bad.