I can't tell you how many times I'll see Facebook posts made by conservative friends of mine that criticize President Obama for taking a vacation. Humorously enough, these are the same people whom weren't at all bothered when then President George W. Bush did so. I say "humorously," because according to a new report, it appears as if Dubya spent time away from this nation's capital at a much greater clip than our current president.
According to CBS News Correspondent Mark Knoller, here are how the numbers stack up:
Number of trips
Bush: 58
Obama 20 (on pace for approximately 29)
Days on vacation
Bush: 349
Obama 129 (on pace for approximately 188)
In other words, if the current president stays at his current pace, he will wind up with exactly half the number of trips as Bush and roughly 54% of the vacation days.
So, if a person happened to be critical of both presidents taking vacation days, then give them a pass. However, if a person, whom wasn't critical of President Bush taking vacation days while in office is now being critical of President Obama for the same thing, just ask them, "Which is greater - 2 or 1?" After they give you the "duh" look and hopefully respond with "2," simply reply, "Very good. For every one day of vacation President Obama has taken, President Bush took two days." If they still don't believe you, simply show them this blog or the link directly below this line.
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-s-vacations-and-golf-outings--by-the-numbers-211532262.html
According to CBS News Correspondent Mark Knoller, here are how the numbers stack up:
Number of trips
Bush: 58
Obama 20 (on pace for approximately 29)
Days on vacation
Bush: 349
Obama 129 (on pace for approximately 188)
In other words, if the current president stays at his current pace, he will wind up with exactly half the number of trips as Bush and roughly 54% of the vacation days.
So, if a person happened to be critical of both presidents taking vacation days, then give them a pass. However, if a person, whom wasn't critical of President Bush taking vacation days while in office is now being critical of President Obama for the same thing, just ask them, "Which is greater - 2 or 1?" After they give you the "duh" look and hopefully respond with "2," simply reply, "Very good. For every one day of vacation President Obama has taken, President Bush took two days." If they still don't believe you, simply show them this blog or the link directly below this line.
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-s-vacations-and-golf-outings--by-the-numbers-211532262.html
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