White House Denies Bush is on Vacation (WH Renovation Blamed)

[RamboLiberal]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/08/25/white_house_denies_bush_is_on_vacation.html

The White House seems to be a little defensive about President Bush's summer vacation. According to the San Bernardino Sun, a spokesman insisted "the reason that Bush is in Crawford, Texas, is due to the renovation of the West Wing of the White House."

Said the spokesman: "He's operating on a full schedule; he's just doing it from the ranch instead of from the White House. The only week he had officially off was this last week."

Whether he's on vacation or just away, USA Today notes he's been "shadowed by anti-war demonstrators" the entire time.

http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~3023550,00.html

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Almacy said the reason that Bush is in Crawford, Texas, is due to the renovation of the West Wing of the White House.

"He's operating on a full schedule; he's just doing it from the ranch instead of from the White House,' Almacy said. "The only week he had officially off was this last week.'

[Desertrose]

1. okay...riiiiiiiiiight

sure....he's not...even though I think they have been telling us all along he's on vacation...but okay...sure, whatever you guys say. I believe you....more koolaid? you betcha. thanks. yummy.

:eyes:

[rfranklin]

2. And the August vacations in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 were only...

working vacations during which he was pondering the renovations.

They do think people are stoopid!

[mattclearing]

3. That's hilarious. Leno and Letterman, take note. n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

4. Another great example of WH revisionism....... Liars. eom

[soup]

13. Head spinning

"Now there are some who would like to rewrite history---revisionist historians is what I like to call them." - ** quote

So, what was the reason for such an extended vacation in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

15. The weird thing is that when ** said that about revisionist history,

he was already morphing the reasons for war, and I had already in my posts on AOL had been calling him a revisionist. It was hysterical when that became the GOP talking point.

[AndyTiedye]

5. The Claims that BUSH IS TAKING A *FRENCH*-STYLE VACATION...

...must be getting to them!

[Mutley]

6. Why are they so defensive about it?

:rofl: No one would care anymore if they weren't releasing different reasons for his absense from the WH every week. :rofl:

[underpants]

8. No idea but they did announce that they are redoing the press room

So if you thought the press was soft on them before wait until they get their new digs.

This is almost like an Onion article.

[Mutley]

12. Oh, that's the major renovation that is keeping our fearless leader from

being where he should be? The press room? :rofl:

[annabanana]

16. maybe they're putting in trap-doors....

Anyone asks an....uncomfortable..question..Buzzer gets pushed and SWOOSH

DOWN HE GOES!!

[Verve]

7. "He seemed very relaxed and very much like he was on vacation," Kucy said.

From another post talking about Bush's demeanor in Idaho. He sure appears to be hard at work. LOL:rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4455532

[pauldavid]

9. Give him a break people

We all know nothing changes when he is at his ranch, right?

http://slate.msn.com/id/2098861/

'oemer then asked Tenet if he mentioned Moussaoui to President Bush at one of their frequent morning briefings. Tenet replied, "I was not in briefings at this time." Bush, he noted, "was on vacation." He added that he didn't see the president at all in August 2001. During the entire month, Bush was at his ranch in Texas. "You never talked with him?" Roemer asked. "No," Tenet replied.'

[KansDem]

10. BS! Ask them if they called to see if the Charters of Freedom were safe

...on 9/11. The National Archives building was being renovated then so we don't know if the Charters were exposed to the 9/11 attacks or not. They are kept in a protective case mounted on an elevator that descends into a bomb-proof vault in time of attack, but to date no one has ever mentioned if they were secured that day. After all, a plane could have flown into the National Archives, destroying Americans most precious documents, couldn't it? (Unless, of course it was known beforehand where they were going to crash). Ask the White House that...I'd be surprised if they knew the answer.

[Generic Other]

11. Did they have to spray for cooties?

Calling the Orkin man! Cockroaches everywhere.

[NYC Liberal]

14. Then why does he take off EVERY August?

[SammyWinstonJack]

17. Who ya gonna believe, them or your own lying eyes?

On the defensive much? I hope they keep spinning until they spin themselves out of power.