First, Bush said he gave up golf in solidarity with the troops after he was seen teeing off after warning us of the dangers of terror.
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.
Now, he announces in an NBC News interview that he didn’t entertain at the White House because of the war.
Bush: We haven’t been a real social first couple. A lot of it had to do with the war. There were periods of the presidency where it was just inappropriate to be big entertainers But we had a lot of friends and family here in the White House and its been really a lot of fun.
It’s inspiring to see how our leader sacrifices.
