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No one can say President Bush isn’t making personal sacrifices for U.S. troops.

From Politico:

Q Mr. President, you haven’t been golfing in recent years. Is that related to Iraq?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, it really is. I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the Commander-in-Chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be as — to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.

Q Mr. President, was there a particular moment or incident that brought you to that decision, or how did you come to that?

THE PRESIDENT: No, I remember when de Mello, who was at the U.N., got killed in Baghdad as a result of these murderers taking this good man’s life. And I was playing golf — I think I was in central Texas — and they pulled me off the golf course and I said, it’s just not worth it anymore to do.

Here’s the video.

Is callowness an impeachable offense?

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It’s understandable that the casual sports fan in Atlanta might put the TV remote control down tonight after the NCAA Final Four concludes. But the truth is that this great week of sports in Georgia is only getting started.

When the clock strikes zero at the Georgia Dome and the nets are cut down, it will mark the end of one event and the beginning of another: the Masters.

Getting underway today with the first practice round, the Masters is the No. 1 golf tournament in the world, and it’s held every year a few hours outside of Atlanta at Augusta National Golf Club.

Beginning with round-one play on Thursday, the world’s best golfers — including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh — will all be at Augusta fighting for the right to wear the green jacket on Sunday evening.

With only the best players competing at what is arguably the most challenging golf course in the world, it’s OK to spend another few days glued to the television. Just try and take care of business during the commercial breaks, I guess.

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