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So America is in alot of crap right now... spending billions and billions of dollars on this... "war against terror".... I'd say nothing is going great right now... and Bush is on his FIVE WEEK VACATION!
".... but bein' president is real hard..... real real hard.... :whimper: ", says the President of the United States.
Yeah its real hard for him to count the money he's making while the country suffers from it.
Uhmm... President is a tough job.. but well I also thought that you wouldn't vacation when the country is in the middle of ... trouble?. Anyways... yeah tough job.. but he should have known that to begin with. If I accept a job and go on vacaction when I am expected to be working.. well I would get in trouble. And I am sure many expect the president to be working now.. not that he has to worry about re-election or anything.
bah screw it admit he is a horrible president and move on with life. I mean FDR saved the country and he never took long ass vacations.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShunNakamura
The president, surprisngly, doesn't make a whole hell of a lot of money. It seems that our athletes and movie stars are more important.Quote:
Originally Posted by lordblazer
I swear, you people will jump at every insignificant opportunity to criticize the President.
Maybe I should criticize you for going on vacation.
Don’t worry, he’ll be back once the controversy of whatever sh!t he just f@#$ed up blows over.
Not that i'm being critical, I would do the same...
Bush is actually doing just fine. if you always work - you will suck at what you do. Its like that hard spot on most video games. Is only hard because you have been up for 5 straight days and are about to flatline off your caffiene high... take a break - come back and bam.. done.
So yeah - Even god rested on the seventh day.
bipper
I dont think people are knocking on him taking a vacation i think people think its the wrong time to with everything going on. But meh, he better fix things when he comes back >>;
Everyone is entitled to a holiday. You try running a country. - I'm sure it ranks as one of the most demanding jobs on earth, why can't Bush have a holiday? Sure America might be "in alot of crap" as you say - but it's the same as being a doctor or nurse. The hospital might be bombarded with injured people, but who jumps down their necks when they want and need a holiday?
I think you're the one being selfish having a go at Bush.
Of course he can have a holiday, it's just that W takes more vacation than the last few Presidents did. It sends the wrong message whether its actually a bad thing or not.
ok this is what bush did...Quote:
Originally Posted by bipper
To take the general's focus off of the war in iraq and oyu know how it shouldn't have been started and its a illegal war.Also the 6% unemployment rate thats gonna rise. Also when he came in there was a surplus. During the course of time there is now a deficit. He made the general public lose focus of those issue's during the 04 elections by having them fight over crap like gay marriage and abortion....(wtf?)
BTW I hope you guys know he is really just thinking about getting him and his lil buddies rich(er).
Okay. :( I'll try not to go on vacation while I'm the commander of an army that's currently at war, next time.Quote:
Originally Posted by DocFrance
We aren't responsible for the welfare of our country--he is. I knoew everyone needes a break. If he took a week, hell even two, that would be fine. But five? Come on...Quote:
Originally Posted by DocFrance
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Originally Posted by DocFrance
Actually, Bush is notorious for taking excessively long vacations.
Does anyone else see the incongruity between the amount of vacation time offered the average worker in the US (which is maybe 2 or 3 weeks) and the President taking 5 consecutive weeks off at his whim?
also, while the President doesn't get paid that much in salary (approx $175,000 a year I think), he also gets pretty much everything free care of the government. Free house, free food, free airplane travel, free healthcare, etc.
When I am at a job that will let me take 5 straight weeks of vacation as well as MORE time off here and there...then you can critizie me. As it stands right now most people don't take 8 weeks plus of vacation a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by DocFrance
From the Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...080201703.html
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To Bush and his advisers, that criticism fundamentally misunderstands his Texas sojourns. Those who think he does not remain in command, aides say, do not understand the modern presidency or Bush's own work habits. At the ranch, White House officials say, Bush continues to receive daily national security briefings, sign documents, hold teleconferences with aides and military commanders, and even meet with foreign leaders. And from the president's point of view, the long Texas stints are the best way to clear his mind and reconnect with everyday America.
When you or I go on a typical vacation, do we bring our work with us? I know I usually don't. The President going on vacation doesn't mean he's not having anything to do with leading the country - far from it.Quote:
The Oval Office is wherever the president of the United States is," said Kenneth M. Duberstein, who was Reagan's last White House chief of staff. "With the communications being what they are, the president can communicate instantly with whomever he wants anywhere in the world."
With that being said, I just had to add a caption to this photo that struck me as amusing:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-d...5080201714.jpg
"Go long."
it is true the President is never really completely on vacation. But it still sends a message regardless.
i hope he gets his kids a nice present
Rusty ftw. I agree with Rusty completely. Running a country is far harder than it seems like. If you say that running a country like America every day is easy, then you're either a superhuman or ignorant. Regardless of the situation America is in right now, everyone needs a vacation once in a while to become unstressed. Being a president means you will be put under a lot of stress, and I'm not talking about "OH NOES WHAT DO I WEAR TONIGHT" stress, I'm talking about real stress. Look at Bush before he entered office and look at him after. Even though he has been in office a long time, notice how he looks a lot older than he would if he did not hold such a high political position. That's because he is stressed a lot, and stress ages your body faster than normal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rusty
If you aren't willing to put in the time necessary to be President of the United States, don't run for the office.
I am not in a job position that gives me that kind of time off or is that demanding. My father however has held such jobs and did have to do work on vacation every day if only for a few hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by DocFrance
A little note to the people suporting his vacation. Bush has taken more vacations than any president. He has taken longer vacations than any president. And he is the only president to take a vacation in wartime. (I know it is not officially a war but when US soldiers die every day you don't take a effing vacation)
Iraq isn't a war? News to me.
I'm not pleased with a lot of things about the administration, but I've learned to stop caring about it beyond the ballot box and occasionally writing letters to my senators & representatives. It's much better for my sanity this way.
They mentioned how much vacation time Bush takes in Fahrenheit 9/11, then I watched Fahrenhype 9/11 and they showed the President's vacation itenerary. He does a lot of freaking work. I wouldnt call that a vacation at all.
It doesn't really matter. You don't work at home. You work at the smurfing office!
Yeah, I do agree that the message being sent is extremley bad. A 5 week vacation outta nowhere... However as posted above it is obvius that the president cannot just go hide in a corner for 5 weeks. He will be fufilling his duities using the latest and greates technologies paid for by us. Sides, the man tricked us again, he deserves to live out his lame duck status :rolleyes2
Bush is no longer in direct control of the Iraq skirmish is he? I thought it was like any skirmish over 180 days would be classified as a war and the presidents commander in cheif status would be given to congress? I never really heard much on the political runnings of the Iraq war/skirmish. If anyone can clear that up for me it would be appreicated.
Bipper
hmmm... you'd think that if the president is doing the amount of work everyone says he is then you'd think that he'd be able to answer questions on the spot and know what the hell is going on. The govornment doesn't allow Bush to answer questions that random people ask him. They have to set up a meeting and know what they're talking about before hand. This is actually true if you pay attention. Bush isn't a very smart guy (there's a few failed oil companies and some college records to back that up), so you'd wonder who is "really" doing all of the work.
I know most of you would agree with me, but I just can't understand, looking at his past actions, would still stand by him. He created the largest deficite by far (and I really mean like over 20 years of deficite combined) in the history of the united states. Unemplyment grew by 30%, and he started this war on "terror" just because the fact that we need that oil, and 9/11 was just used as an excuse to get us there. Plus he's for the rich business class anyways, so most of you would have benefited if you voted against him.
I guess you guys can stand by probably the stupidest (I mean literally) president to walk the United States, but I know I'm not.