I'm a sports fan, too, and given a stressful job that the president has, yes, he deserves some down time. Also, he's a sports fan and like sports fans, he has every right to fill out a bracket.

Former Vice President and DePauw alumnus Dan Quayle spoke about President Obama taking some time out to golf.

"I'm glad he's out playing golf. I happen to be a golfer. I think presidents deserve down time. And believe me, he is in constant communication with what's going on... I mean, what do you want him to do, stay in his house and be on the phone with the ambassador to Japan all the time?"