If I were president, I would not take ONE day of vacation in the 4 or 8 years I was in office. Of course, that's just me. My job isn't anywhere near as important as the president, and I don't take vacations (I worked 3 days after my daughter was born). But that's just me. I am only in charge of a few dozen people, but I make sure each and every responsibility I am given is treated with the attention that is necessary for success. But that's just me.
If you don't have the energy to be the president, don't run for president. As of August 2003, President Bush had taken
250 days off. That's about 27% of his presidency to that date. Imagine your job requires you to work four days a week. Imagine you only show up for 3 days a week. Would you be fired? Would you be able to do your job effectively?
An important truth is that President Bush was taking ANOTHER vacation when this hurricane struck. This vacation postponed any statement or reaction. That postponement showed weakness, the very weakness that his administration has been trying to avoid all along.
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