President Reagan Took 25 Day Vacation In 1983 With 9% Unemployment AU

[Full-Auto]

George W. Bush's vacation time (grand total)

487 days at Camp David
490 days at Crawford Ranch
43 days at Kennebunkport Compound

Total: 1020 days, more than 1/3rd of his presidency. Bush set the record for most vacation time taken by president.

Carter took 79 days in 4 years.
Clinton took 152 days in 8 years.

Reagan took 335 days in 8 years.
Bush Sr. took 543 days in 4 years!

So much for the mythological Republican hard worth ethic.

jonox: George W. Bush's vacation time (grand total)

 

[FactFinder]

What the hel! Let people have a freakin' vacation will ya?

Guess what all of Congress is gone. What the hell could the man do anyway and why the hell are we lookin to Washington for what we can do for ourselves even better?

 

[del]

What the hel! Let people have a freakin' vacation will ya?

Guess what all of Congress is gone. What the hell could the man do anyway and why the hell are we lookin to Washington for what we can do for ourselves even better?

i'm fine with the vacation

the unnecessary expense of two flights a few hours apart is another matter

 

[Wicked Jester]

What the hel! Let people have a freakin' vacation will ya?

Guess what all of Congress is gone. What the hell could the man do anyway and why the hell are we lookin to Washington for what we can do for ourselves even better?

i'm fine with the vacation

the unnecessary expense of two flights a few hours apart is another matter

Yep!

The weight load of Michelle's ass alone must cause 300 gallon burn.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Considering that Congress and the Senate have all gone home, and won't be back until after Labor Day, I'd say that Obama picked a decent time for vacation.

Interestingly enough, Democratic presidents take less time off than Republican ones.

Why is that?

 

[Political Junky]

What the hel! Let people have a freakin' vacation will ya?

Guess what all of Congress is gone. What the hell could the man do anyway and why the hell are we lookin to Washington for what we can do for ourselves even better?

i'm fine with the vacation

the unnecessary expense of two flights a few hours apart is another matter

Yep!

The weight load of Michelle's ass alone must cause 300 gallon burn.

Yea, she's obese all right.

http://ecdn1.hark.com/images/000/002/207/2207/original.jpg

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

I don't know what people are complaining about. I'd much rather "pay" all of the politicians to go on vacation rather than to do what they normally do. We might just be able to actually solve some of our problems if they stayed away.

 

[Oldstyle]

Not only did Reagan go on a secluded, 25-day California retreat, but his top aides reportedly stopped relaying news events to him so as to not disturb the president’s sojourn.

A picture from that vacation. Presidents on Vacation Pictures Photo 1

The annual summertime ritual of conservatives attacking Obama for going on summer vacation is swinging into high gear, as the president and his family prepare for a trip to Martha’s Vineyard.

Partisans are insisting the president doesn’t deserve a break and that it sends an awful message to the nation for him to take ten days off.

Context, though, is sometimes helpful in terms of highlighting how silly the cries of protest from the far-right media really are. For instance, at the same juncture of his first term, Ronald Reagan, like Obama, was battling a bad economy. Unemployment stood at 9.5%. Reagan’s response his third August in office? He set off for a nearly month-long vacation.

Not only did Reagan go on a secluded, 25-day California retreat, but his top aides reportedly stopped relaying news events to him so as to not disturb the president’s sojourn.

From the Washington Post, Aug. 22, 1983 [emphasis added]:

As President Reagan relaxes on his mountaintop ranch northwest of Santa Barbara, tucked away from the workaday cares of Washington, his top advisers have decided to put an end to what one of them calls "unnecessary news stories."

The negative news coverage that the president abhors was a topic of discussion at a White House breakfast the day before Reagan left on his present 25-day trip, the 17th stopover at his ranch since his election.
FLASHBACK: Facing 9.5 % Unemployment, Reagan Set Off On 25-Day Summer Vacation | Media Matters for America

Reporter's notebook: When presidents go on "vacation," controversy follows - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Here's the difference between Obama and Reagan. In the 2'nd quarter of 1983 GDP was up 10.90% under Reagan's policies. In the 2'nd quarter of 2011 GDP was up 1.3% under Obama's policies.

Not for nothing but when a President has the economy SMOKING (like with Reagan in the second quarter of '83) then he deserves a vacation. When the economy is SUCKING (like with Obama now) then it's hard to justify one.

 

[Oldstyle]

George W. Bush's vacation time (grand total)

487 days at Camp David
490 days at Crawford Ranch
43 days at Kennebunkport Compound

Total: 1020 days, more than 1/3rd of his presidency. Bush set the record for most vacation time taken by president.

Carter took 79 days in 4 years.
Clinton took 152 days in 8 years.

Reagan took 335 days in 8 years.
Bush Sr. took 543 days in 4 years!

So much for the mythological Republican hard worth ethic.

jonox: George W. Bush's vacation time (grand total)

Yeah but Clinton didn't want to leave the White House because he was "gettin' some". When he was on vacation he was stuck with Hilary. Ouch....not very hard to understand why you couldn't get Slick Willie out of Washington.