Siren 0 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 President spends 40% of time out of the office Gary Younge in New York Monday April 12, 2004 The Guardian President George Bush has spent more than 40% of his presidency at one of his three retreats, sparking criticism from Democrats that he is not taking his job seriously at a crucial time in US history. Mr Bush was on his 33rd visit to his ranch in Crawford, Texas, at the Easter weekend, where he has spent 233 days or almost eight months since his inauguration, according to a tally by CBS news. Add his 78 visits to Camp David and five to Kennebunkport, Maine, and he has spent all or part of 500 days out of the office while in office. Mr Bush was at his ranch on August 6 2001 as part of a month-long holiday when he received the briefing warning of Osama bin Laden's determination to attack the US, which has become a focal point of the 9/11 commission of inquiry. On Thursday the president watched his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, give her testimony on television, then toured his ranch with the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, before giving an interview to Ladies Home Journal. Regardless of what is going on in the world Mr Bush is usually in bed by 10pm and wakes at 6am. As governor of Texas he would be in work by 8.30am and out by 5.30pm. In between was a 90-minute to two-hour break for exercise or a nap. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I think he's had just a bit of stress as well.... Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 However much I dislike the guy in there at the moment, I think Presidents and such like deserve some time off from their responsibilities. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 He's into rifles then is he? Link to post Share on other sites
Siren 0 Posted April 15, 2004 Author Share Posted April 15, 2004 Apparently it is a Texas thing. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 No, it's an American thing! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Ever sensitive eh Kintaro? If it's an American thing, why does the American media make such a big deal about Bush's plentiful holidays, and make helpful at-a-glance charts of which recent presidents worked the least, with Bush at the top? And why do Americans so often sneer at how many holidays Europeans take? Take your stars and bars blinkers off dude. Link to post Share on other sites
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