Kos: Bush 'Shatters' Reagan Vacation Record

[Hissyspit]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/19/132855/161
Bush shatters vacation record
by kos
Fri Aug 19th, 2005 at 10:28:54 PDT
Its taken just over four years for Bush to break the vacation record it took Reagan eight years to establish.

336 days.

Finally, Bush has an accomplishment to his name.

[bluestateguy]

1. And Reagan was not a "war president"

This president wants all of the benefits of being a war president without any of the risks and responsibilities.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

20. How soon the horror that was Grenada is forgotten!

:cry:

[OneTwentyoNine]

21. Hey!! If Ronnie hadn't invaded you'd be speaking uh...Grenadian right now!

Those guys lengthening that runway so larger aircraft could land carrying tourists and MONEY didn't fool me for a minute. They were commies plain and simple and Ronnie showed them who's boss!!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

23. God Bless America!

:patriot:

[cloud9]

25. It’s not surprising…

Puppets don’t need to work, just the puppeteers.

[Brundle_Fly]

2. I havent had a vacation in over 5 years

F*CK Bush.

[BOSSHOG]

3. And we can't say we are glad he's on vacation

because then he can't fuck anything up, but he fucks up shit just by waking up. He's a fucking walking disaster and a tribute to the logic and saneness of those who support him.

[cliss]

4. Just think. Bush has been on vacation

about 20% of the time. That's the equivalent to ONE YEAR that he's been on vacation. Kicking back a tall one, watching golf on TV, maybe baseball.

Heading out and taking a bike ride. Or wandering around, aimlessly (he's good at that). Notice I didn't say "cutting brush" because that's just a PR gimmick. Bush doesn't like brush. He doesn't like cutting things.

[Imagevision]

15. Nixon has the record at 32 days off on one vacation, Bush aims to tie it

for a specific reason. The last time he did vacation time Bush quit at 28 days as advisors suggested not to beat Nizon's record and he quit at 28 days.

Powell,Cheney and Rumsfeld all served under Nizon at the same time. (there's a message here)

[leyton]

5. Bush also shattered that glass floor of competence. eom

[Canuckistanian]

6. Well done, Shrub!

Another one for the record books, along with "Dumbest. President. Ever" and all time champion of the lie-per-speech category.

[Gman]

7. About 23% of his total time as president

has been spent on vacation.

What a job! It's almost like working 3 weeks a month, or being off almost 3 months a year.

[Brundle_Fly]

10. remember now

we have to add another 2-3 weeks to that total in um...2 - 3 weeks.

[Al-CIAda]

8. Kos thinks the 2004 election was 'fair'. nt

[PunkPop]

9. We've all got our faults.

That happens to be a pretty big one.

[Al-CIAda]

12. Yes, only the freedom/enslavement of the world is at stake. nt

[newscott]

11. I'm so happy for him.

They deserve each other, * and Reagan, really they do.

[Maine-ah]

13. Vacation

Vacation
All I ever wanted
Vacation
Had to get away
Vacation
Meant to be spent alone

[Fire Walk With Me]

14. Kick

[Broken Acorn]

16. It's HARD WORK being president

Little boots deserves some R & R

[Hissyspit]

17. It will wear you out keeping up with your lies.

AND appearances.

[Fire Walk With Me]

18. He must have meant "vacations" when he said "Bring 'em on!"

[Imagevision]

19. GOP knew that Bush would have to spend as little time in DC. to pull him

off! The same reason Bush holds the record for giving the least amount of speeches then any other President, Even Bush Sr. gave 181...!

[OneTwentyoNine]

22. By my math he's been in office for 238.33 weeks....

And has taken 336 days of vacation. So he taking almost 1.5 days of vacation EVERY week.

Good job Smirk....

[ComerPerro]

24. This is a case where I think projection is completely appropriate

He seems to have been consistently averaging 20-25% of his time spent on vacation, all through his first four years. And I don't see any reason why this trend won't continue.

He could easily end up on record as the laziest President in US History.

[Independent_Liberal]

26. Nice work Dubya!

:)

[Contrary1]

27. Smirk's not now, nor ever has been...

"uniquely American".