He did what a lot of dads do before their daughters get married -- watched Father of the Bride! Did he pick up any tips from the movie?
Yes, which is to write the check and be happy.
He was interviewed this week, and talked about not using email (security reasons), his happiest moment in the White House (walking in the Oval Office for the first time as President with his dad), who he's rooting for on American Idol (no one -- he says he's asleep when it's on!) and when he needed faith the most as President:
I'd say daily. I mean, part of the faith walk is to understand your weaknesses and is to constantly try to embetter yourself and get closer to the Lord. And that's a daily occurrence. Obviously there's been some tough moments in here. When you know that somebody lost their loved one as a result of a decision that I made, that's a tough moment. If you're a faithful person you try to empathize with the suffering that that person is going through. On the other hand, there is a knowledge that the good Lord can comfort during these moments of grief. And that's what I ask for in my prayer.
He doesn't play golf anymore...
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.
He also talks about baseball and Iraq and how tired the current Presidential candidates have to be. And he had this one really memorable phrase:
Popularity is fleeting... Principles are forever.
You can read it all HERE.
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