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Obama's vacations and golf outings, by the numbers

He just took one to Hawaii in April. Do you get 2-4 vacations a year? Do you get to take a vacation when you have responsibilities at work? Are you as effective at working between golf holes as you are sitting in your office with your coworkers? He can take a break when he EARNS it. If he cant handle the job, lets get someone in there who can.
I agree with you ...
President Obama is much better equipped to handle the job than Bush ever was.
 
I'm really glad that President Obama doesn't have a ranch.
George Jr. had all that added responsibility of clearing brush, every month or so he had to get down to Crawford and clear all that pesky brush that seems to grow so fast down in Texass.
President Obama can stay on the job as President, and take less than half the time off as Jr. because he doesn't have a ranch to take up so much of his precious Presidential time.
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Since you mention Bush, should he have come with smart-ass garbage about watch this drive while Americans were dying in his war of choice?
Irrelevant to Hurricane Katrina.
Have you ever noticed your current President try to get near the cameras or boom-microphones?
I don't know what this means...

You know damn well he is working his phones after every ****in shot .
I'm sure you can prove your statement so lay it on me.... "after every shot". :lamo If he's worked the phones at any time in the past 6 years, it's for his own benefit, not the benefit of his country or it's people.
 
I agree with you ...
President Obama is much better equipped to handle the job than Bush ever was.

The job of taking vacations and doing bad optics after a press conference on an American being beheaded?
 
Self proclaimed victory is very childish in political debate. I will avoid the rush and put you on ignore.

Oh noes, you put on ignore, what ever will I do? :lamo Talk about childish, you may want to follow your own advice there son.
 
Bush isnt President.

We know.
Now he can do that all important task of clearing brush on his ranch FULL TIME.
He doesn't have to keep going to Washington to do that pesky job of pretending to lead the nation, while Cheney made all the decisions.
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When Bush was President i thought the WH was in redneck TexASS, :moon:, Bush took way more vacation than Obama, if you Repukes and tea maggots don't like Obama taking vacations, then win a Presidential election, something you have been unable to do for a longtime...
 
Bush isnt President.
When he WAS President he took waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy more vacation time than Obama, if you don't believe me then google it, whats good for the goose is good for the gander...
 
When he WAS President he took waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy more vacation time than Obama, if you don't believe me then google it, whats good for the goose is good for the gander...

He did? Like turned off his Blackberry, turned on his out of office attendant on his email, and all that?
 
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"Part of this job, is also the theater of it.[/I]

Obama regrets golfing after Foley death

Absolutely true. Unfortunately with the glory of the job comes much responsibility. I've had to cut short vacations and personal events to address work issues in order to show the commitment to the customer, and because half of my job involves optics. I don't doubt Obama wishes he had this to do over.

I don't begrudge the man his time off by any means, but if I'm being honest about it, I will also say that there are times when time off needs to take a back seat to serious matters.
 
Absolutely true. Unfortunately with the glory of the job comes much responsibility. I've had to cut short vacations and personal events to address work issues in order to show the commitment to the customer, and because half of my job involves optics. I don't doubt Obama wishes he had this to do over.

I don't begrudge the man his time off by any means, but if I'm being honest about it, I will also say that there are times when time off needs to take a back seat to serious matters.

It also doesn't help that Obama's itinerary on any given day shows him sleeping in and clocking out early.

Today, for instance, Obama starts his day at 10:00am and finishes with a meeting at 2:30pm.

Soooo... five and a half hour work day?

Also, the White House seems to be purging itineraries now. Only the current day is available.
 
It also doesn't help that Obama's itinerary on any given day shows him sleeping in and clocking out early.

Today, for instance, Obama starts his day at 10:00am and finishes with a meeting at 2:30pm.

Soooo... five and a half hour work day?

Banker's hours, I guess....(even though senior level bankers work about 60 hours per week).
 
He did? Like turned off his Blackberry, turned on his out of office attendant on his email, and all that?
Like you REALLY KNOW what type of electronics these guys turn on and off during their vacations:lamo

I really don't give a **** about their Blackberries, IM TALKING ABOUT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VACATION DAYS...
 
Like you REALLY KNOW what type of electronics these guys turn on and off during their vacations:lamo

I really don't give a **** about their Blackberries, IM TALKING ABOUT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VACATION DAYS...

Vacation = not doing any work related to your job

Now, how many days did Bush do nothing related to his job? No briefings, no reviews of anything, no discussions with anyone about anything related to the US or the world? Please provide evidence too. Thank you in advance.
 
So why are you obsessed with him then? Do you miss being on offense?
This thread is about Presidential vacations.
Junior set the record on that.
The obsessive thing in this context would be to not mention GWB.
 
When Bush was President i thought the WH was in redneck TexASS, :moon:, Bush took way more vacation than Obama, if you Repukes and tea maggots don't like Obama taking vacations, then win a Presidential election, something you have been unable to do for a longtime...

Do you have a special thesaurus for that name calling? Thats impressive.
 
Absolutely true. Unfortunately with the glory of the job comes much responsibility. I've had to cut short vacations and personal events to address work issues in order to show the commitment to the customer, and because half of my job involves optics. I don't doubt Obama wishes he had this to do over.

I don't begrudge the man his time off by any means, but if I'm being honest about it, I will also say that there are times when time off needs to take a back seat to serious matters.
Now watch this drive.
 
It also doesn't help that Obama's itinerary on any given day shows him sleeping in and clocking out early.

Today, for instance, Obama starts his day at 10:00am and finishes with a meeting at 2:30pm.

Soooo... five and a half hour work day?

Also, the White House seems to be purging itineraries now. Only the current day is available.

If you think that's all the work a president does in a typical day, i have a bridge to sell you.
 
This thread is about Presidential vacations.
Junior set the record on that.
The obsessive thing in this context would be to not mention GWB.

And during the time of GWB I am sure you were right there criticizing those vacations. So, why the double standard? Are you as a progressive pleased with the impression that Obama is leaving with his vacations, even though they occupy less overall time, you certainly can't be pleased that the current administration is giving off the impression that they are so detached from the job can you?
 
At least Obama works between his shots and doesn't seek out boom-microphones and cameras .
If you think that's all the work a president does in a typical day, i have a bridge to sell you.
 
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And during the time of GWB I am sure you were right there criticizing those vacations.
How do you know that?
Please stay focused on Present Moment Awareness .
 
While Congress was on vacation and campaigning, your President was in Europe putting together a coalition that even Karl Rove complimented .
This thread is about OBAMAs vacation.
 
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