All work and no play ...

CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Let's vote Bush a permanent vacation in 04!

App

Appkiller wrote:
CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Via a "Snopes" search:

CLAIM

· After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, presided over
the worst security failure
in US history in September.

Here's a few notes on the President's schedule for August 2001:

August 1, 2001: Nominated six US Attorneys, two judges for affirmation by
Congress.

Placed phone calls to PM Blair and Ahern to discuss matters between

Britain and Northern Ireland.

President announces an agreement on the Patients Bill of Rights

President addresses National Urban League Conference

August 2, 2001: President meets with House and Senate education leaders.

August 3, 2001: Placed six more nominations for US Attorneys.

President speaks to press at meeting to discuss his first six months in

office and the agenda for the future.

President attends a ceremony in East Room honoring Lance Armstrong.

August 4, 2001: President's Radio Address

August 7, 2001: Press conference in Waco, TX with pool of reporters.

August 8, 2001: President helps build a home with Habitat For Humanity, then
addresses

the group on faith-based and community initiatives.

August 9, 2001: Addressed the nation on stem-cell research.

August 10, 2001: Announces nomination of two US Ambassadors.

August 11, 2001: President's Radio Address

August 13, 2001: Presidential Ceremony to sign the Agriculture Supplemental
Bill.

President holds two press conferences with traveling White House pool.

The rest of the month had just as much, if not more, activity. I will omit
it here to save space,

but you can find complete information at the following sites:

White House, "News releases for August 2001"

White House Press Briefing, August 1, 2001

White House Press Briefing, August 3, 2001

White House Press Briefing, August 9, 2001

White House Press Briefing, August 22, 2001

White House Press Briefing, August 31, 2001

The President was in Texas from August 7-13 and 21-25. The rest of the month
was spent

traveling to New Mexico, Colorado, Wisconsin, Missouri and then back to
Washington at the

end of the month. A review of the White House news archive for August 2001
shows this

month to be anything but a "vacation". It is naïve to think that the
President spent an entire

month doing nothing, as "the resume" implies.



Bill "but don't let facts get in way of your self-righteous rage" S.

Appkiller wrote:
CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Via a "Snopes" search:

CLAIM

· After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, presided over
the worst security failure
in US history in September.

Here's a few notes on the President's schedule for August 2001:

August 1, 2001: Nominated six US Attorneys, two judges for affirmation by
Congress.

Placed phone calls to PM Blair and Ahern to discuss matters between

Britain and Northern Ireland.

President announces an agreement on the Patients Bill of Rights

President addresses National Urban League Conference

August 2, 2001: President meets with House and Senate education leaders.

August 3, 2001: Placed six more nominations for US Attorneys.

President speaks to press at meeting to discuss his first six months in

office and the agenda for the future.

President attends a ceremony in East Room honoring Lance Armstrong.

August 4, 2001: President's Radio Address

August 7, 2001: Press conference in Waco, TX with pool of reporters.

August 8, 2001: President helps build a home with Habitat For Humanity, then
addresses

the group on faith-based and community initiatives.

August 9, 2001: Addressed the nation on stem-cell research.

August 10, 2001: Announces nomination of two US Ambassadors.

August 11, 2001: President's Radio Address

August 13, 2001: Presidential Ceremony to sign the Agriculture Supplemental
Bill.

President holds two press conferences with traveling White House pool.

The rest of the month had just as much, if not more, activity. I will omit
it here to save space,

but you can find complete information at the following sites:

White House, "News releases for August 2001"

White House Press Briefing, August 1, 2001

White House Press Briefing, August 3, 2001

White House Press Briefing, August 9, 2001

White House Press Briefing, August 22, 2001

White House Press Briefing, August 31, 2001

The President was in Texas from August 7-13 and 21-25. The rest of the month
was spent

traveling to New Mexico, Colorado, Wisconsin, Missouri and then back to
Washington at the

end of the month. A review of the White House news archive for August 2001
shows this

month to be anything but a "vacation". It is naïve to think that the
President spent an entire

month doing nothing, as "the resume" implies.



Bill "but don't let facts get in way of your self-righteous rage" S.

CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Let's vote Bush a permanent vacation in 04!

App

Ain't called rec.BICYCLES.tech for nothing. Plenty of other newgroups for
stumpin.

CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Let's vote Bush a permanent vacation in 04!

App

Ain't called rec.BICYCLES.tech for nothing. Plenty of other newgroups for
stumpin.

"J. Garland" wrote in message news:Ky4Zc.10561$gl.9305@okepread07...
CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Let's vote Bush a permanent vacation in 04!

App

Ain't called rec.BICYCLES.tech for nothing. Plenty of other newgroups for
stumpin.

Bite me.

App

"J. Garland" wrote in message news:Ky4Zc.10561$gl.9305@okepread07...
CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Let's vote Bush a permanent vacation in 04!

App

Ain't called rec.BICYCLES.tech for nothing. Plenty of other newgroups for
stumpin.

Bite me.

App

On 1 Sep 2004 08:24:05 -0700,
(Appkiller) wrote:

"J. Garland" wrote in message news:Ky4Zc.10561$gl.9305@okepread07...
CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Let's vote Bush a permanent vacation in 04!

App

Ain't called rec.BICYCLES.tech for nothing. Plenty of other newgroups for
stumpin.

Bite me.

App

Dear App,

Ah, another carefully reasoned political speech designed to
win my vote!

What opponent (much less undecided voter) can resist such
roguish charm?

Carl Fogel

On 1 Sep 2004 08:24:05 -0700,
(Appkiller) wrote:

"J. Garland" wrote in message news:Ky4Zc.10561$gl.9305@okepread07...
CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Let's vote Bush a permanent vacation in 04!

App

Ain't called rec.BICYCLES.tech for nothing. Plenty of other newgroups for
stumpin.

Bite me.

App

Dear App,

Ah, another carefully reasoned political speech designed to
win my vote!

What opponent (much less undecided voter) can resist such
roguish charm?

Carl Fogel

S o r n i wrote:
Appkiller wrote:
CBS News calculated that, through April 2004, Bush had spent all or
part of 535 days of his presidency at vacation spots. That's 42.4
percent of his time in office.

Via a "Snopes" search:
[...]
month to be anything but a "vacation". It is naïve to think that the
President spent an entire
month doing nothing, as "the resume" implies.

I think it's equally naive to think that the 58% of the time
he wasn't "on vacation" was worth any more to the safety of NYC
than the phone calls he made the 42% of the time he was.

Bill "but don't let facts get in way of your self-righteous rage" S.

--Blair
"Polemicist, anneal thyself."