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To: KLP who wrote (171452)	9/29/2005 2:48:45 AM
From: geode00	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Bush is a drunk. Bush can't put a sentence together. He has a short phrase on each page of his speech so that, when he looks up and smirks for effect, he won't have to find his place on the page again. Bush is a mess. Bush is not right in the head. Bush is not working at Crawford, he has a schedule lighter than most 13 year olds. He 'works' in the WH from 9 to 5, takes 2 hours for lunch and then 2 hours for a workout. He says he doesn't read much, he doesn't discuss anything at meetings (see O'Neill) and he knows nothing about anything. If that's his 'work' schedule in the WH, then Crawford is one big, long nap for him. It's shocking and mind-numbing that the rightwing is unable to accept that Bush isn't able to run a convenience store much less the US of A. Reagan wasn't right in the head either. He was already suffering from Alzheimers while in office and the WH just covered up his serious lapses. Nancy had to feed him speeches line by line because he couldn't remember two sentences at a time. Republicans are irresponsible. Republicans put party above country and let dangerous dunces like Bush continue to run the show when they clearly should resign and go home. Now Republicans are saying 70 House seats could be in danger. If the American public is so stupid as to let Republicans continue to run this country into the ground, then I guess we deserve to become a second rate has been.

To: KLP who wrote (171452)	9/29/2005 11:30:05 AM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 281500

How many vacation days has George W. Bush taken to date as president? How does that compare with Clinton? Vince West Hollywood, California Dear Vince: While the president of the United States is never completely on vacation, most commanders-in-chief manage to enjoy a respite from the daily grind during their stay the White House. George W. Bush seems to have taken this to the extreme early in his tenure as president. A humorous, fake resume for Bush suggests that he set the record for most days on vacation by any president in U.S. history -- a bit of an exaggeration, but still cause for some teasing. According to an August 2003 article in the Washington Post, President Bush has spent all or part of 166 days during his presidency at his Crawford, Texas, ranch or en route. Add the time spent at or en route to the presidential retreat of Camp David and at the Bush family estate in Kennebunkport, Maine, and Bush has taken 250 days off as of August 2003. That's 27% of his presidency spent on vacation. Although to be fair, much of this time is classified as a "working vacation." Bush isn't the first president to get away from his work. George Bush Sr. took all or part of 543 vacation days at Camp David and in Kennebunkport. Ronald Reagan spent 335 days at or en route to his Santa Barbara, California, ranch during his eight years in office. Of recent presidents, Jimmy Carter took the least days off -- only 79 days, which he usually spent at his home in Georgia. That's less than three weeks a year, which is closer to the average American's paid time off of 13 days per year. What about Clinton? As of December 1999, President Bill Clinton had spent only 152 days on holiday during his two terms, according to CBS News. A former staffer noted Clinton was such a workaholic that "it almost killed Clinton to take one-week vacations during August." In 2000, Clinton cut his summer vacation short to just three days, so he and his wife could concentrate on her Senate race and fundraising for Democrats. While we couldn't find the exact tally for Clinton's last year in office, it's reasonable to expect he didn't increase his vacation rate. And in barely three years in office, George W. Bush has already taken more vacation than Clinton did in seven years. ask.yahoo.com IMO, I think we're better off with Bush on vacation. Other than the gas/jet fuel he uses up. jttmab