Obama's Take Four Vacations in One Month
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 7:00PM Because running the country into the ground makes you tired. This from Exurban League:
While many Americans are cutting back on their vacation plans or eliminating them altogether, Barack Obama is setting an aspirational example for all of us. Sure, times are tough, but perhaps we can enjoy a life of leisure vicariously through our betters.
On July 16-18, the Obamas enjoyed their first summer vacation in beautiful Bar Harbor, Maine. The idyllic town has long been favorite summer getaway for the rich and powerful going back to the Gilded Age. Truly a resort fit for a kingpublic servant.
Anticipating exhaustion from two long weeks in Washington, D.C., Michelle Obama is hosting her eldest daughter and several family friends on a "private vacation" to Spain, August 4-8. Staying at the luxurious Villa Padierna, Americans can rest easy knowing the accomodations will "pamper guests with elegance, spaciousness and a comforting array of amenities." With three golf courses on the property, it's quite a shame Barack must attend a party thrown in his honor by one of his billionaire friends. Despite this hardship, I'm sure Michelle will sing "Don't Cry for Me, America". Or at least hum a few bars. (After the spa's Chakra Balancing treatment with Hot Stones.)
The five days back in the White House will be a horrible burden to the family. Thankfully, the Obama clan will take a third vacation, Aug. 14-15, to Florida's Gulf Coast, following charges of hypocrisy for vacationing in Maine earlier. As any PR pro will tell you, the best response to "out of touch" accusations is to face them head on. Preferably from a balcony, sipping a mojito while watching Helios' golden rays paint the beach in myriad shades of gold as the fiery orb slips 'neath the azure horizon.
But if the Obamas are anything like me (and it sure seems that way!), sometimes they feel more tired after a vacation than before it. Luckily for all of us, the family will take a fourth vacation, Aug. 19-29, in exclusive Martha's Vineyard. It's about time that poor man got a little R and R.
By the way, the administration response the number of vacations has been, "Well look at how much time Bush spent at his ranch in Texas." The truth is, he did spend a lot of time there, but I've seen interviews with two of his staff who said they worked virtually everyday like they were in the White House. They weren't vacations as much as they were working out of the western region office (so to speak).
Reader Comments (5)
The last paragraph of this story is on the money Pundit. They'll just keep pointing to Bush and saying, "compared to him, we've hardly vacationed at all." Bush worked when he was a the ranch and times were generally good. This dumbass is playing golf, eating ice cream and generally having a big time.
Good for you moron. We'll do our best to live through your swell travels!
I'm glad he is away from the White House. Now, if we could just get Congress to go with him.
As a taxpaying citizen, I damn well demand to know how much this worthless ass has spent on travel. He's certainly not traveling on his dime.
Now, now, this widdle Wabbit is all punked out and got to weewax....
This guy takes a vacation if his bowels move.....