Biking Toward Nowhere (Dowd ALERT!!)

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/opinion/17dowd.html ^ | August 17, 2005 | Maureen Dowd

[Maria S]

How could President Bush be cavorting around on a long vacation with American troops struggling with a spiraling crisis in Iraq?

Wasn't he worried that his vacation activities might send a frivolous signal at a time when he had put so many young Americans in harm's way?

"I'm determined that life goes on," Mr. Bush said stubbornly.

That wasn't the son, believe it or not. It was the father - 15 years ago. I was in Kennebunkport then to cover the first President Bush's frenetic attempts to relax while reporters were pressing him about how he could be taking a month to play around when he had started sending American troops to the Persian Gulf only three days before.

On Saturday, the current President Bush was pressed about how he could be taking five weeks to ride bikes and nap and fish and clear brush even though his occupation of Iraq had become a fiasco. "I think it's also important for me to go on with my life," W. said, "to keep a balanced life."

[johnny7]

I see a bad ending for poor 'ol Mo.

[smoothsailing]

As Michael Douglas has often said;"Maureen is just a one-trick pony,but Catherine is a woman."

(No offense to pony's implied or intended)

[Holicheese]

How can members of Congress go on vacation for 36 days when we troops in the field?
How could bill clinton dip his wick in the fat girl when we had troops in the field?

[poobear]

"At least the Bush family works and vacations in their own house. Clinton used all his wealth Lib friends to mooch from. Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard etc. How often did this whining B***h write about that?"

Good point! It always amazed me how these Podunk Clintons managed to get invited to these elitists' destinations in the first place. I bet on many occasions, they were NEVER invited back. They were such an embarrassment!

[RichInOC]

Well, she's half of one, anyway.

[texasbluebell]

One more for you:

[ken5050]

Dowd has actually "succeeded" in becoming a parody of herself..

[OldFriend]

The media continues to wet itself trying to convince us that if the President is not IN the White House then he's not working.

Did that apply to those many many vacations slick willie took during his eight years of whoring and selling our national security.