It's a recent phenomenon that the President doesn't take the summer off from the oppression of the swampland our capital was reclaimed from and head to more favorable climes.
At the Academy we didn't have air conditioning, so I had a bit of a clue what I was getting into. Now, I'm in my 30's and relatively healthy and in shape...I can't imagine being older, overweight, and not having some kind of air conditioning to head back to.
I don't begrudge him some time with his family outside of DC. This vacation was clearly planned months in advance. It's not like he won't be working or have access to any information he'd have at the White House. The bigger issue is that it just turned out to be shitty timing and it looks so damn bad with the economy going back into the crapper. A more seasoned political team would have had him take a vacation in a more modest home (28 acres on the Vineyard blows my mind) and a more modest location.
Shall we talk about the Obama's trip to Spain, during which they stayed in outrageously expensive resort hotels?? These people have no sense of shame--they're trying to wring every benefit possible out of occupying the White House until the country wakes up and kicks them out.
Should we talk about the fact that your hero had taken 3 times as much vacation as Obama at this point in their terms? barfo
I think if I were the President and were faced with this set of circumstances, I would have dropped MV and just gone home. Of course Lake Oswego is much nicer than Kenwood this time of year. At this point, my bigger issue is the chick bike Obama rides. Putin he ain't.
didn't you vote for Bush twice? http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_Obama_vacation_days_compare_to_Bush_vacation_days STOMP
I must have missed all those threads you started... and any other criticisms of George. I do recall a lot of praise though to criticize Obama for taking a planned vacation when congress is also out (especially considering he's taken less then 1/3rd the time off then the guy you consistently backed) seems pretty hollow/partisan. Obama is middle of the Presidential pack as far as amount of vacation days while your boy George even surpassed Reagan to lay claim as the most on vacation President ever http://www.slate.com/id/2098861/ STOMP
When he's taken as much vacatio as W did, then you can start harping. Oh I know, stop blaming Bush!!!
Nah, I became critical of Bush, as well. In the end, I wasn't as staunch a supporter as you might think. In regards to Obama, though, I guess it was more the timing of the thing. It's apparent to me that we're in the middle of one of the biggest stock crashes in history....with, seemingly, nary a comment form our Commander In Chief.......other than him saying he's coming out with some new super-duper economic plan upon his return from The Vineyard. I dunno. I suppose it's more of an appearance thing to me. Meanwhile, my 201k continues to shrivel.
I don't mind that Obama goes on vacation. He'll remain in contact with information and advisors, and whether he's in DC or somewhere else, I don't really see why it's a big deal at all. Ed O.
