DU this poll please - Obama vacationing too much?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2/3 down on the right. It's being Freeped.

http://dell.msn.com/

[pscot]

1. Not if I have to accept the Bing Bar.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Microsoft remains utterly clueless, don't they?

No fucking way will I approve of their terms of service:

Congratulations!

Your new Bing Bar is ready to use.

By clicking "OK", you agree to the Microsoft Service Agreement and Privacy Statement. You'll get future updates to Bing Bar and other Microsoft products from Microsoft Update. This software may also download and install some updates automatically.

No, no I can't agree to any of that shit.

[pscot]

8. We're seeing more and more of ths shit

all over the net. Greed is killing the free flow of information. Which is, of course, what the owners want.

[Stellar]

12. Me either

No thanks.

[fadedrose]

4. Same here

I hate when there's some good information about recipes, plants, pets, etc., if I accept somebody's Toolbar.....

I had enough trouble getting rid of Bing and I don't want it back..

[leftyohiolib]

7. bing would be easy to get rid of but i dont knowwhat else is being installed

[Downwinder]

10. +1

[BaggersRDumb]

3. me too

[leftyohiolib]

5. nope on line polls are meaningless not worth agreeing to terms of service

[mcar]

6. done

[TexasProgresive]

9. budda-bing! no way am I going to allow microsoft anything on my MAC!!!!

[Turbineguy]

11. No it's just that Bush

wasn't vacationing enough. If he had vacationed more, he would have fucked less shit up.

[Igel]

13. Silly poll.

Obama has briefings, deals with personnel and issues and makes decisions even on vacation.

A lot of DUers suddenly recognize this now that Obama's off on vacation. It's been true for every president since technology made it possible, and every time the issue's arisen somebody makes public a day or two in the life of a vacationing president (and they all look pretty similar, because form still typically follows function). In the event of an emergency, "flying back to Washington" is for convenience in talking to people face to face and for optics, being seen rushing back to the bunker to take charge.

Since everything the president in an emergency is "taking charge over" is outside the Oval Office, his "bunker," it's all about the flow of information and ease of access to the people who have it.