Let's Talk About Stuff That Actually Matters!

Is it just me, or are there any others out there - especially Constitutional conservatives like myself - who find the frequent mention (always disapprovingly) of President Obama's time on the golf course or First Lady Michelle Obama's personal food choices while eating out to be childish, irrelevant, and/or just plain stupid?   Every time I hear a disapproving mention of the President's time on the golf course I wonder just WHEN it would be acceptable for him to engage golf or indeed any other sport.

 I have always thought the golf criticism against former President Bush was equally ridiculous as that leveled against the current President.  The truth is, there is ALWAYS something going on either domestically or internationally that requires presidential attention.  However, this does not mean they should not play golf, run, or engage in other activity.  I have no problem with the President playing some golf.I would hate to see the criticism leveled on me by the opposing side if I were President and dared to go on daily runs or bike rides.  Without a doubt, I would be scathing.

What about the First Lady?  C'mon!  Give me a break!  One can be an advocate of healthy eating and exercise and still have a large calorie meal!  Now, if it were discovered that her lifestyle was in constant violation of healthy eating principles it would be different.  However, complaining about her eating a high-calorie meal while at a restaurant?  Drinking a diet soda with the high-calorie meal?  Big deal!  She may (and most likely does) really enjoy the big burger meal, knows it is high calorie, and just figures that  she enjoys diet soda as much as regular soda so she might as well trim calories in the beverage department because it's not going to cut down on her enjoyment - while having soy burgers or other burger substitute WOULD assuredly cut down on her enjoyment.  I do this sort of calculation or cost-benefit analysis all the time.  No big deal.  Finally, is Michelle a large, obese woman?  No.  Apparently she can handle it.

Why do I bother to post about this?  The chief reason is that it just makes us look plain silly when we focus criticism on stuff like this as if it actually matters.  Let's focus on the real stuff.  Let's focus on the stuff that matters.  Let's stop being little children.  Political philosophy and its various applications, and the worldview issues that drive these things are what matters.  Let's focus on stuff that actually matters.