CBS NEWS: Bush spent 20% of presidency on "Ranch"

[kevin881]

On vacation:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/19/politics/main637059.shtml

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Uh... try upwards of 40 percent

"That's about 20 percent of his presidency. Add in his time at Camp David and the Bush family home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and the percentage more than doubles. And the White House is self-conscious about it."

[aquart]

4. Well, y'know, the stress...and all...

[Lisa]

25. you're paying $400,000 a year plus expenses for THAT?!!

Sigh.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

26. That's right, the "other 20-plus percent"...Bush relaxes all over the U.S.

[rkc3]

35. He looks like a dog with his head out the window.

[mountainvue]

42. Good one!

Thanks for the giggle!:)

[aquart]

2. Yet he eliminated overtime for the rest of us.

Well, since he never does it, I guess he believes nobody does.

[htuttle]

3. To quote the immortal Larry Tate

"Stevens, you're fired!"

[Zorra]

5. He needs a vacation from campaigning?

Bush Campaigns in St. Paul
Veterans for Kerry Stage Counter-Rally
Lauren Kalb

This is actually President Bush's third trip to Minnesota in a little over a month.

He was in Mankato on August 4 and in Duluth on July 13.

http://www.kdlh.com/news/headlines/938687.html

[phiddle]

6. All hat,

and no cattle.

[Az_lefty]

7. What the hell to we pay this guy for???????????

:mad:

[Moderator]

8. Please edit your subject line

It should match the title of the article "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch"

[southernleftylady]

9. but but but... he can work from his ranch ya know

:eyes:

[sleepyhead]

13. Putting his life at risk

Chasing those dastardly armadillos!

[yardwork]

10. Let's be grateful for small favors

Imagine the trouble he could cause if he worked more often.

[xxqqqzme]

11. I'm guessing

if U add Camp David & the BFEE compound days - an entire year has been spent on 'vacation'.

[TahitiNut]

16. Read the article. It's a YEAR AND A HALF.

:grr:

[2Design]

12. and where were the rest of his vacations....kenny bunk

and at other rich friends estates and sea side villas......so he spent 20% of his time as president.....and 80% as the frat boy....

[DoYouEverWonder]

17. Actually, W rarely sleeps anywhere

other than the WH, Camp David and Crawford. Only when he has to go overseas or this year for the G8 conference, does W ever do sleep overs. No matter where W is in the US, he heads for his own bed almost every night.

Except for one time that I know about. The night of 9-10-01.

[2Design]

18. actually I was doing a search earlier on vacations and jeb bush

and it talked about other family vacations at rich peoples places..or other enclaves.....so.....what do I know..:):):)

[sidpleasant]

36. And don't forget his special pillow

You might recall that it was revealed in 2001 that * has a favorite pillow and can't sleep without it. Whenever he has to overnight anywhere the pillow goes along with him. He's even given the pillow a name, "Pilly."

Ah, if we could only turn back the clock to those early days of *'s administration, pre 9/11, when he was regarded by a majority of the public as something of a joke and Comedy Central could air a weekly series making fun of him.

[spinbaby]

14. Possible explanation

Someone pointed out in a much earlier thread that, at the White House, visitors to the Oval Office are a matter of public record. At the pig farm, secret visits are possible and no one is the wiser. Now, who could be visiting our little chimp?

[Catfight]

15. I said, AGAIN? when I heard that on NPR this morning! Send him on

permanant vacation to crawford if he prefers it over the WH!

[Frances]

19. CBS has come down hard on Bush

and I am so glad.

CNN, on the other hand, is shilling for Bush. I saw Inside Edition today and they had these words on the screen Swift Boat Squabble. They are totally ignoring the fact that the attackers are liars.

I am so mad I could scream.

Why should anyone ever volunteer again when true heroes like Max Cleland and John Kerry get attacked by liars? And Chickenhawks like Cheney and Bush get away with it? I think Tucker Carlson should be fighting in Iraq right now. I'd love to see that snotty nosed brat take the consequences of his right wing philosophy.

[DaveSZ]

20. Did he really eliminate overtime pay?

If so, why haven't I seen an ad about that?

I guess I don't live in a battleground state.

[Generic Other]

21. Maybe he figured he'd never earn any anyway?

:shrug:

[young_at_heart]

22. Americans owe CBS a big thank you!

They seem to be the only network who cares about the future of our country and willing to "buck" the Republican bullies.

[boot@9]

23. Interestingly also

* has not been back to Midland ,his so called hometown, since taking office. It is Pickles hometown and her mother lives there. I guess he is too busy with chopping brush and riding around in his pickup.

[Lisa]

24. the town where he said he wanted to be buried someday!

And yet he shows a stunning lack of attachment to it.

[Geo55]

27. Hopefully....100% after Nov. 2 n/t

[NewYorkerfromMass]

30. LOL kick!

[Ms. Clio]

28. What a weird "news story" -- the end sounds like an editorial

In every administration the question is raised: does the president take too much vacation? But would the nation be better off if he took less?

And doesn't the president need to recharge his batteries like anybody else?

It's not the amount of George Bush's vacation time that John Kerry is running against. Or the president's work habits. It's his decisions and policies.

I do not remember questions ever being raised about how much vacation time a President was taking, except for Reagan--most Presidents have worked incredibly long, hard days, too, unlike the lazy Chimperor.

And does this dumbass really think there is no connection between Dumbya's "decisions and policies" and his diligence, efficiency, and CHARACTER?

[Gregorian]

29. I'll bet each trip is $1,000,000

That's one out of every five days.
And with the entourage of people who follow him, I can easily imagine a one day cost of a million. Unfuckingbelievable.

The framers would have tarred and feathered this whistleass.

[kikiek]

31. Doesn't include any other vacations to Camp David or whatever either.

[goclark]

32. What about his early bed time?

How many executives actually go to bed at 9 pm?

If we calculated that the normal bedtime for an active person is,,, would you say 11 PM, how many more hours does he do NOTHING for us. The early bed time is like a vacation to me.

Even if he is having the Queen to dinner, he is quick to tell every body that he must leave to go to bed. How insulting!

[kikiek]

33. That's the dry drunk inflexibility need to maintain a strict routine that

Dr Franks talks about in Bush on the Couch I bet. What a jackass no matter what the excuse.

[Digit]

41. Conspicuously missing, indeed

[llmart]

34. He doesn't do anything anyway....

We all know Uncle Dick runs things. They just trot this asshole out occasionally to make a fool of himself. It's really the only thing he does well.

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37. The "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" Prez

Just like in that old Pace Picante' sauce commercial, "Somebody get a rope!" Bush needs to be lassoed and taken back to Texas.

[struggle4progress]

38. Playing video games and falling off his dirt bike, no doubt. eom

[Endangered Specie]

39. Id rather him be there on vacation than actually doing anything.

[Supersedeas]

40. Holiest Site in Texas

Is this the place where our Prophet and Chief secludes himself, surrounded by his most loyal followers ofcourse, when democracy really hits the fan?

[leesa]

43. Of course he did. This place was built to be a bug-free place to plot

the overthrow of this country. It takes time to plan and execute treason.