Bush took 4 times more vacation days than Obama

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You so old if I told you to act your age, you'll die

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Liberal assholes trying desperately to defend Obama partying down all the time have to try to equate the times Bush was away from the White House as "some sort of vacation".

The Crawford Ranch was the Texas White House. President Bush preferred to entertain there rather than at the White House like the Obama's with all their decadent and extravagant parties.




Nation & World

Bush's ranch diplomacy's second home
Current trip marks president's 51st since election

By Alyson Brodsy and Nedra Pickler | The Associated Press

POSTED AT 12:00 AM ON Aug. 4, 2005

CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush has turned his remote ranch into a stage for down-home diplomacy, where a barbecue grill and a pickup truck have become his favorite tools for dealing with world leaders.

The 1,600-acre property in central Texas is a place where aides say the president feels most comfortable and can spend more get-to-know-you time with his guests than in hurried Washington. Today, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will be the 14th foreign leader to visit the ranch.

Bush's dog once wandered through a press conference with the Australian prime minister. The president led the Saudi crown prince by the hand through blooming bluebonnets.

And Russia's president was treated to a hoedown with cowboy cooks and a swing band.

"You only invite your friends into your house," Bush said when Russian President Vladimir Putin became the first head of state to visit in November 2001. "Occasionally, you let a salesman in, or two."

The ranch is outside Crawford, a one-stoplight town with 700 residents.

Ranch visits have been a reward, like when Bush hosted leaders from Europe, Australia and Japan who supported the war in Iraq.

He's also used ranch invitations as an enticement, like when he tried to persuade China's president to help pressure North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons program.

Bush has used his private residence for entertaining heads of state in a manner unlike any other president in 40 years. The others have preferred to host their counterparts at the White House or the presidential retreat at Camp David.

Bush's ranch diplomacy's second home | Nation & World | Indiana Daily Student

President Bush welcoming the King of Spain at the Ranch

Obviously getting China to scrap it's nuke program worked...right?

The idea that you get invited to the US to see the President of the United States is probably one of the greatest things to happen to a visiting foreign leader. It probably would have been better to receive the foreign head of state at the official seat of power than some ranch in Crawford; at least the first time they come down.

It's much ado about nothing anytime you bring up presidential vacations. The president works hard regardless of party or skin color...grow the hell up.

Name me one American President who has been able to get North Korea to scrap its nuclear program?

You didn't read the article correctly. Bush was hoping for assistance from China to pressure North Korea into giving up its nuclear ambitions.

And being invited to the White House for these world leaders is the norm. As well, they are invited on a regular basis to other wonderful equivalents in various countries.

AND what the hell does "regardless of party or skin color." race have to do with any of this?