Part-time President
The Washington Post recalculated Bush’s Vacation days last week. In an earlier post I missed the item buried in a story about Colin Powell’s reaction to incidents in Iraq. Here’s what they said:
This is Bush’s 33rd visit to his ranch since becoming president. He has spent all or part of 233 days on his Texas ranch since taking office, according to a tally by CBS News. Adding his 78 visits to Camp David and his five visits to Kennebunkport, Maine, Bush has spent all or part of 500 days in office at one of his three retreats, or more than 40 percent of his presidency.
If the number 233 seems familiar: it’s the number of days that Bush was in office when the September 11th attack occurred. Thanks to the Democratic Underground for making this connection. As Bob Graham points out:
“‘They should explain why, with such a glaring neon light at the top of the page, somebody didn’t get the message that, ‘Hey, we ought stop a vacation-like attitude and get to work.’”
President Bush’s lackadaisical attitude toward work has been an issue since before 9/11. Doesn’t America deserve a full time president?
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