[kj] Re: Any thoughts on this, from Americans on the list

[Alexander Smith]

Bush taking nearly five weeks vacation at ranch

The Washington Post

WACO - President Bush is getting the kind of break most Americans can 
only dream of: nearly five weeks away from the office, loaded with 
vacation time.

The president departed Tuesday for his longest stretch yet away from 
the White House, arriving at his Crawford ranch in the evening for a 
spell 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 he 
took office. Tuesday was 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.

Until now, probably no modern president was a more famous vacationer 
than Ronald Reagan, who loved spending time at his ranch in Santa 
Barbara, Calif. According to an Associated Press count, Reagan spent 
all or part of 335 days in Santa Barbara over his eight-year presidency 
-- a total that Bush will surpass this month in Crawford with 3 1/2 
years left in his second term.

Clinton's tally was 152 days in eight years...



On Wednesday, August 3, 2005, at 05:10 PM, The Exorcist wrote:

> Googlebombs are soooooooooooo funny.
> *clapping hands together like a retard*
>
> NOT
>
> Used to be France then Michael Moore now GWB.
>
> It's funny for about all of 3 seconds
>
> Google is your friend, Google is not a final or higher authority.
>
> At 05:21 AM 8/3/2005, you wrote:
>> interesting wee thing...
>> type in 'failure' into google and see the first thing that comes up . 
>> . .
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