Condi: “I love anything with a score at the end.”

A.) Too much information
B.) Are you keeping track of the score in Iraq or are you too busy golfing?

This Washington Post article (which I found via GFW’s Editor’s blogs) focuses mostly on Condoleezza Rice’s jaunt to the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club and rubbing elbows with Tiger Woods. The part that disturbs me is in the intro paragraph:

Rice took up golf two years ago and has been taking lessons at the course on Andrews Air Force Base, where she recently shot an 89.

Two years in and she’s shooting 89? I know from experience that requires a level of obsession that should be reserved for people with less important jobs. Like NFL Commissioner. So Condi, until that’s your title, please do more Secretary of State stuff.

Get your U-groove on, lady

Surprisingly, Ms. 89 is more concerned with controlling the spin of the ball than the spin of the information. I’m surprised she doesn’t fudge her scores and put up 100+’s just so we feel reassured. I mean, for someone with such advanced anti-truth skills, she sure don’t know when to use them. Evidently, the honor system in golf is more important than in government. But come on, Condi, even if golf had the level of checks and balances you’re used to, you know how to bob and weave. But it doesn’t, so if ever it was appropriate to sandbag, this is it.

Meanwhile, I’ll set us up a tee time for January 2009 and I’ll honor all your padded strokes for our match. Golf chick v. Rice. Be there.

I’ll be ready, Condi.

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