I saw some clown on the news this morning claiming that Bush was on vacation more than Obama.
Beside the fact that it was a crap claim, Bush took working vacations and held press conferences with foreign dignitaries while on vacation all the time.
Here's a quick look at how long and where commanders in chief, from Carter to Obama, spent their breaks from the Oval Office.
| President | Vacation Days | Favorite Destinations |
|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | 90 in first two years | Martha's Vineyard, Mass.; Kailua, Hawaii |
| George W. Bush | 1,020 in eight years | Crawford, Texas; Camp David, Md. |
| Bill Clinton | 152 in eight years | Martha's Vineyard; the Hamptons, N.Y. |
| George H.W. Bush | 543 in four years | Camp David, Md.; Kennebunkport, Maine |
| Ronald Reagan | 335 in eight years | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| Jimmy Carter | 79 in four years | Plains, Ga. |
True, plus I don’t think anybody would be envious of someone taking a vacation to Crawford Texas even in a bad economy. If the economy was doing much better bambi’s trip to MV would be no big deal. But in the context of a bad economy getting worse, him going to MV now is just incredibly bad judgement, unless of course, he knows he is history just wants to max the perks till the end.
They can do this becasue they count all of the time that Bush spent at his ranch in Crawford, Tx. However, Bush was not on vacation just because he was in Crawford rather than the Whitehouse. The ranch was equipped for him to conduct a full workload while there.
Outfitting the ranch for work and security was a one time expense. After that, the total security bill for the time Bush spent at Crawford during a single year was less than the amount spent for Obama's date night in New York City.
Obama has incurred recurring expenses setting up work and security systems in Hawaii, Martha's Vineyard, etc. They have all been high dollar areas for the ongoing cost of security compared to the low cost of Crawford. Hotel rooms for the Military and Secret service for "Date Night" in New York were $600 per night. Rooms in Crawford are $600 per week.
***Beside the fact that it was a crap claim, Bush took working vacations and held press conferences with foreign dignitaries while on vacation all the time.***
Besides that, Bush stayed at his own ranch, paid for by him, built to green specifications, while Zero bills the taxpayers for his luxurious trips and Moosechelle’s unending appetite.
***Bush took working vacations and held press conferences with foreign dignitaries while on vacation all the time.***
Even the press called it the Second White House. And the tax payers didn’t pay for it, Bush did.