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Originally Posted by Mike F
Once again HOZ throws another arm waving fit, either intentionally or unintentionally mis-characterizing the facts to suit his agenda.
As per FactCheck.org, Obama spent less time on vacation during his first year as President than any of the last 3 Republican Presidents.
Obama spent all or part of 26 days on vacation in his first year, compared to H. W. Bush's 40, Reagan's 42, and W. Bush's 69. No reason to think that pattern varied significantly in his second year.
The golfing stat doesn't prove Obama wasn't working as hard as other Presidents, it just proves that when he is relaxing he's more likely to golf. OH NOS!!!!!! |
Makes me wonder if Factcheck is counting time spent at Camp David or at Bush's ranch as vacation time. I wouldn't myself. I think both those locations were attractive to Presidents because they actually could step outside. But I also think they were working while they were there.
Obama for whatever reason hasn't used Camp David very much if at all. It's too bad for his kids because they would have more freedom there. I think the negative Obama has endured regarding vacations came first from his slow response to the Gulf oil spill. Fox news was counting the number of times he went golfing before he got around to going to the Gulf to view the damage. He also has travelled abroad more that Bush did and some of it was pure vacation time.