Bury Me Broken

President Bush Vacationed Over 20% of Time in Office

From the Seattle tImes via fInk at DailyKos:

"The president departed yesterday for his longest stretch yet away from the White House, arriving at his Crawford ranch in the evening for a round of clearing brush, visiting with family and friends, and tending to some outside-the-Beltway politics. It is the longest presidential retreat in at least 36 years.

The August getaway is Bush's 49th trip to his cherished ranch since taking office and the 319th day that Bush has spent, entirely or partially, in Crawford — nearly 20 percent of his presidency to date, according to Mark Knoller, a CBS Radio reporter known for keeping better records of the president's travel than the White House itself. Weekends and holidays at Camp David or at his parents' compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, bump up the proportion of Bush's time away from Washington even further. "

Speaks for itself.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002417607_crawford03.html

posted by niteskolar @ 5:54 AM