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President Obama has headed out to Fort Belvoir, Virginia for golf. With him are three of his usual partners, White House chef Sam Kass, trip director Marvin Nicholson, and aide Mike Brush.

He departed a little early for him, leaving the White House at 10:40 am. It’s the 34th time he’s played this year and the 145th time he’s played as president.

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As of Aug. 13, 2013, Obama is on his 15th vacation trip, covering all or part of 96 days total. He's spending this vacation in Martha's Vineyard with his family.

 

At the same point in his presidency — Aug. 13, 2005 — George W. Bush had made 51 visits to his ranch in tiny Crawford, Texas, totaling all or part of 335 days.

Bush also traveled seven times to his family’s oceanside compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, covering all or part of 26 days — bringing his total number of vacation days at this point in his presidency to 349 days.

 

What about former President Bill Clinton? At this point in his second term, he had taken 11 vacations covering all or part of 84 days.

 

And former President Ronald Reagan? At this point in his second term he had made 29 trips to his ranch in California, spanning all or part of 180 days.

 

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hypocritical much?

Originally Posted by Crash.Override:

As of Aug. 13, 2013, Obama is on his 15th vacation trip, covering all or part of 96 days total. He's spending this vacation in Martha's Vineyard with his family.

 

At the same point in his presidency — Aug. 13, 2005 — George W. Bush had made 51 visits to his ranch in tiny Crawford, Texas, totaling all or part of 335 days.

Bush also traveled seven times to his family’s oceanside compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, covering all or part of 26 days — bringing his total number of vacation days at this point in his presidency to 349 days.

 

What about former President Bill Clinton? At this point in his second term, he had taken 11 vacations covering all or part of 84 days.

 

And former President Ronald Reagan? At this point in his second term he had made 29 trips to his ranch in California, spanning all or part of 180 days.

 

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hypocritical much?

 

Well, let's just see here...

NObama has managed to...spend billions on the Libya thing.
How did THAT work out?

"Line in the sand"?

Russia trumped that one.

Syria gives Obama the "finger".

He goes golfing.

Debt ceiling? See "Classic Obama" in the other Forums...chirp...chirp...

About that guy Reagan?

ENTER: As president, Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics", advocated reducing tax rates to spur economic growth, controlling the money supply to reduce inflation, deregulation of the economy, and reducing government spending. In his first term he survived an assassination attempt, took a hard line against labor unions, announced a new War on Drugs, and ordered an invasion of Grenada. He was re-elected in a landslide in 1984, proclaiming that it was "Morning in America". His second term was primarily marked by foreign matters, such as the ending of the Cold War, the 1986 bombing of Libya, and the revelation of the Iran–Contra affair. Publicly describing the Soviet Union as an "evil empire",[2] he supported anti-communist movements worldwide and spent his first term forgoing the strategy of détente by ordering a massive military buildup in an arms race with the USSR. Reagan negotiated with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, culminating in the INF Treaty and the decrease of both countries' nuclear ****nals

 

You wanna get some more on BOOSH?

I'm ready...

 

Originally Posted by Crash.Override:

funny, wingnuts have no clue reagan grew the government to unprecedented size.

nice deflection from W's presidency... one outta 8 years on vacation... nothing from the wingnuts.

obama is the debil for playing golf.

right wingnut logic... you can't make this stuff up.

 

Umm...yeah...right?

And NObama brought us into the age of...TRILLIONS?

 

Originally Posted by Crash.Override:

funny, wingnuts have no clue reagan grew the government to unprecedented size.

nice deflection from W's presidency... one outta 8 years on vacation... nothing from the wingnuts.

obama is the debil for playing golf.

right wingnut logic... you can't make this stuff up.

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Actually, NO! 

Reagan presented balanced budgets to congress (remember those) -- a congress with a Democrat controlled House.  He agreed to tax increases as Tip O'Neil agreed to budget cuts. 

 

The House piled on more spending upon Reagan's budgets when the appropriation bills were passed. NOT WISHING TO SHOT DOWN GOVERNMENT, REAGAN SIGNED THE BILLS! 

 

In the end, the Soviet Union held to its promise to cut back strategic weapons.  The House did not hold to its promise to cut spending.  One left wing group kept its promise, the other didn't. 

 

Originally Posted by direstraits:
Originally Posted by Crash.Override:

funny, wingnuts have no clue reagan grew the government to unprecedented size.

nice deflection from W's presidency... one outta 8 years on vacation... nothing from the wingnuts.

obama is the debil for playing golf.

right wingnut logic... you can't make this stuff up.

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Actually, NO! 

Reagan presented balanced budgets to congress (remember those) -- a congress with a Democrat controlled House.  He agreed to tax increases as Tip O'Neil agreed to budget cuts. 

 

The House piled on more spending upon Reagan's budgets when the appropriation bills were passed. NOT WISHING TO SHOT DOWN GOVERNMENT, REAGAN SIGNED THE BILLS! 

 

In the end, the Soviet Union held to its promise to cut back strategic weapons.  The House did not hold to its promise to cut spending.  One left wing group kept its promise, the other didn't. 

 

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translation: yes! but, as rt. wingnuts, we blame the democrats instead of taking responsibility.. much like we're doing now with obama.

Originally Posted by Kenny Powers:

Why do people get so bent out of shape about the president going on "vacations"? POTUS is on call 24/7 even when on a vacation. Does anyone really think that when Bush was at his ranch in TX or Obama is at Camp David that they are not working while they are there??

Finally. A response I can agree with.

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