“HARDLY WORKIN’”: A new Reality-TV show starring George W. Bush as the “W” —— by Steve Nadis
If you’re like me, you might be thinking how the summer is slipping away and how it might be nice to take a couple of days off. I hope to do that–take a couple of days off from work, go to the beach, and chill. That’s all I can afford to do, given the pressures of my job, the mortgage, etc. The President is another story, of course. It seems he’s got all the time in the world to spend–NOT WORKING. Bush has left for a 33-day hiatus on his ranch in Crawford, Texas. This President is taking vacations at a record-breaking pace. His idol, Ronald Reagan, is the previous record-holder for vacations: He spent 335 days at his ranch in Santa Barbara over the course of his presidency. “W” has learned well from his hero: He’s going to surpass that mark this August, doing in 4-and-a-half years what Reagan took a leisurely 8 years to do. Let me break that down further: Bush spends an average of 75 days EACH YEAR vacationing at his Texas ranch. And those aren’t the only vacations he takes, with other jaunts to Camp David, Maine, wherever, whatever, so long as it doesn’t involve a 4-letter word called work.
You might think that with all those responsibiities piling up, on top of all that time away, Bush might be inclined to work nights and weekends to catch up. But not this president, who’s nothing if not consistent. He hates working nights and weekends. So why am I busting my ass, when only my wife and kids notice it, while this guy can ruin this country, and possibly the whole world, just in his spare time?
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Did it ever occur to you that this man, who you seem to detest so much, just might be that much more efficient than you are?
Sadly, I have to think you’re right Lindsey. Maybe if I didn’t waste so much time blogging, I could afford to take 75 days off each year, not counting my vacations away from the ranch.
W is just a figurehead. Cheney is actually running the country so W can "vacation" all he wants.
You might be on to something there, OldRoses. Cheney may be running the country, while W is running in the country. In that preposition lies a world of difference.
You neglected to mention the daily midday 2-hour exercise sessions. As I was saying to a friend the other day, W is truly the Lance Armstrong of two-term presidential vacationing. He is way out in front early in the race, and ain’t nobody going to catch him.
On the other hand, (this thought is so un-original that it can only be expressed in a blog) imagine how much damage he would do if he actually worked at it.
Good point. W is quite firm about maintaining his 2-hour midday sessions, though I don’t like the comparison w/Lance who is a true champion. You raised another good point–we should all be thankful that Bush doesn’t "work" any harder. There’s only so much bad he can do in his spare time, when he’s not exercising or roping cattle.
Bush even got to vacation while he was in the National Guard. This guy KNOWS vacations!
He isn’t roping cattle down in Crawford. He is clearing brush. Seriously. I’m starting to wonder if "clearing brush" is a hip euphemism for some kinky sexual activity, e.g. rimming, polishing the dolphin, etc.
Yes, DrM. We finally found out what W is good at. It’s not being a baseball team owner or energy company head or governor or president. He’s good at vacations! As for your keen observation, Turd Blossom, it does make you wonder: 350 days of "clearing brush" suggests a whole lot of brush clearing going on. This guy not only knows vacations, he knows brush.
Snake, thats dumb.. its like you have no life and all you wanna do is write stuff about someone you are completely jealous of! boo hoo if you dont get 75 days of vacation..
he deserves it!
Well Cameron, as far as I’m concerned he can take the rest of the term of, just so long as he brings his friend Cheney with him. Maybe they could go hunting.