well, Sargon, apparently no work gets done at Camp David or Bush's Ranch
jesus, all the average person needs is a telephone and a computer in this day and age.
what does a president do all day...he talks on the phone and listens to his staff and has meetings with his top advisors and decides courses of actions to take based on that advice.
you do not need to sit in the Oval Office, or even Washington to do that.
last i checked, Camp David and Bush's ranch had telephones, computers, and advisors with him.
waaaaaaaaaaaa...Bush did not like staying in the White House.
you can blame Bush for alot of things...not wanting to spend all your time in a stuffy borderline museum, guarded by fences, gates, hundreds of secret service agents, with the white house press corps all over the place, hundreds of staffers, hundreds of people a day marching in and out of the lower floors of your residence on tour all day...is not one of them.
the President does not need to sit in the Oval Office to do his job.
you can call the Prime Minister of Great Britain from the phone at Camp David. You can speak with the Chancellor of Germany from the office at the Crawford ranch. You can conference call or video conference from both locations. Your advisors do get to come with you. The guy who carries the nuclear football is never away from the president.
stop being so fucking childish...and yes, Sargon, this means you.
oh, and guess what Sargon...you snitty little baby...
Bush spent 8 years in office...that is 416 weeks.
or in other words, 832 weekend days....you know, saturday and sunday?
so for your petty vindictiveness, Bush spent 477 "Full or Partial" days at Camp David
and 490 "Full or partial" days at his ranch in Crawford.
967 total days.
he had 832 weekend days throughout his presidency.
it is also fair that the president takes two, two week vacation twice a year, wouldn't you say?
that is another 224 days over 8 years. total so far to add to his weekend days = 1056 days for *ANY* president
days off for national holidays? about 7 per year (Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Presidents Day, New Years Day, Christmas, Columbus Day)
so multiply that by 8 years = that is 56 more.
or a total of 1112 days during *ANY* presidents 8 year term of legitimate weekend, holiday and vacation days.
Bush took 967 days "off" either "Full or Partial" at Camp David or Crawford Ranch (or with his folks in Maine)
so he took 145 less days "off" over 8 years than anyone President was entitled to...
and guess what? he *STILL* actually had to do stuff on *ALL* those days just like *EVERY* president does:
such as:
get the morning Security Briefing *NO MATTER WHAT*
you are pathetic, do some math and use just a tad bit of common sense..
there is plenty to critique Bush on...the fact that he chose to go to Camp David or Crawford is not one of them.
plenty of people go away from the city for the weekends or the holidays.
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let us look at the daily schedule for one of Gerald Ford's mornings:
This was a typical morning in the life of Gerald Ford during his presidency.
September 28, 1976
Place Day Began: The White House, Washington, D.C.
7:30 a.m.
The President had breakfast.
7:55 a.m.
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:558:05 a.m.
The President met with: John O. Marsh, Jr., Counselor, and Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
8:059:13 a.m.
The President met with bipartisan Congressional leaders. Members of the press, in/out.
9:13 a.m.
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompanied by Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger.
9:139:17 a.m.
The President met with Secretary Kissinger.
9:209:40 a.m.
The President met with his Assistant,
Richard B. Cheney. (i highlighted and underlined this since i figured one of the usual whiners on LPSG would point this out, and make some remarks about Cheney for no reason at all)
9:52 a.m.
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
9:5210:33 a.m.
The President participated in a Cabinet meeting.
10:3311:13 a.m.
The President participated in a meeting to discuss nuclear policy.
11:13 a.m.
The President returned to the Oval Office.
11:32 a.m.
The President went to the Rose Garden.
11:3211:45 a.m.
The President participated in a signing ceremony for S. 327, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Bill. Members of the press attended.
The President addressed guests attending the signing ceremony.
11:45 a.m.
The President returned to the Oval Office.
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now, let us look at Obama's schedule for an average day:
9:40AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
10:00AM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
Closed Press
10:30AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Economic Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
1:15PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the economy
Fort Myer, Henderson Hall
Pooled Press (Travel Pool Gather Time 12:40PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)
5:00PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Senator Chuck Schumer
Oval Office
Closed Press
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apparently, none of those things can be done via video conference.
wow... Bush spent most of his weekends at Camp David, which is what it is *THERE* for...
and guess what? The president *NEVER* gets a vacation...he is always on duty, no matter what you say.
when you or I go to Cabo for two weeks, it is not quite the same type of vacation as when he goes to Crawford for two weeks is it?
and just FYI, the president including this one, spends so many days traveling and on the road, that they stay in *HOTELS* dozens of days a year.
so i am just curious...if a president stays in a hotel, how is that somehow being more on the job then if a president stays in his own home?
the president can work on a plane, he can work from a hotel, he can work from home, he can work from a boat and he can work from Camp David or a ranch.
so fucking grow up...that means you *SARGON*
oh wait, but you won't read this, so of course, you won't ever have to deal with the truth in your blinkered little view.