[leftcoaster]

Kerry whines about the Bush campaign bringing up his gaffes in order to avoid talking about jobs and unemployment and health care, yadda-yadda-yadda.

Then he promptly goes on a very public, expensive, and exclusive vacation in a public spot that any of his desired constituencies would not begin to appreciate, nor have any sympathetic understanding.

Bush is only seen visiting and working at his ranch, or Camp David, where he is able to control the pictures and events.

Kerry could not be bungling his campaign more if it were being secretly run by Karl Rove.

[Samwise]

Then he promptly goes on a very public, expensive, and exclusive vacation in a public spot that any of his desired constituencies would not begin to appreciate, nor have any sympathetic understanding.

Yet the press pounded Bush for taking a "month-long vacation" when he returned to his "home in Crawford."