President spends 40%of time out of the office(not taking his job seriously

[papau]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1190302,00.html

President spends 40% of time out of the office
Gary Younge in New York
Monday April 12, 2004 The Guardian

President George Bush has spent more than 40% of his presidency at one of his three retreats, sparking criticism from Democrats that he is not taking his job seriously at a crucial time in US history.

Mr Bush was on his 33rd visit to his ranch in Crawford, Texas, at the Easter weekend, where he has spent 233 days or almost eight months since his inauguration, according to a tally by CBS news. Add his 78 visits to Camp David and five to Kennebunkport, Maine, and he has spent all or part of 500 days out of the office while in office.

Mr Bush was at his ranch on August 6 2001 as part of a month-long holiday when he received the briefing warning of Osama bin Laden's determination to attack the US, which has become a focal point of the 9/11 commission of inquiry.

On Thursday the president watched his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, give her testimony on television, then toured his ranch with the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, before giving an interview to Ladies Home Journal.

...(Bush schedule)..is usually.. bed by 10pm and wakes at 6am. As governor of Texas he would be in work by 8.30am and out by 5.30pm. In between was a 90-minute to two-hour break for exercise..or a nap.

[Florida_Geek]

1. It is worst than this

this time out does not include "fund raising" time.

[jean]

2. yes - I wish that would be factored in so we'd have a handy total %

[boobooday]

3. The Great American work ethic

Why don't these conservatives who love to whine about LAZY welfare mothers get their panties in a bunch about Bush's lack of work ethic? All the vices of poor people become virtues in rich people somehow.



http://www.wgoeshome.com

[Bluzmann57]

4. If any of us missed 40% of work time

we'd be fired. And rightfully so. The conclusion I draw is that bush should be fired too.

[democracy eh]

5. Bush could do a Kit kat commercial

"but dude, how do you know you are taking a break if you weren't doing anything"

W sitting on a lawn chair having a kit kat, aides rush up talking about the Aug 6 memo, Bush is like, not now, I am on a break...

I assume you get those commercial stateside

[daa]

6. At least he

will get to take the next 4 years off. I wonder if he will even notice he isn't potus.