White House says no one "bemoaned" Bush vacations?
The Washington Examiner political editor, Chris Stirewalt, notes in a recent article, “White House says no one "bemoaned" Bush vacations?,” in “Beltway Confidential,” that White House Spokesman Bill Burton recently said: “As I recall, the previous president [took] quite a bit of vacation himself, and I don't think anyone bemoaned that…”
Is this another case of double standards, selective memory, or incompetence?
Mr. Burtons remarks are in reference to: “The president is going to add another min-vacation to his August break next week with a a four-day weekend at Camp David. No big deal.
“But the administration, ever sensitive to criticism, had to rationalize the time at the presidential retreat, with Spokesman Bill Burton saying that the vacation week has been newsier than expected considering the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy."
I certainly remember the Democrats complaining - long and loud - about the vacations of President George W. Bush.
I noted a very small amount of the criticism in my recent column, “The Obamas in paradise,” August 26, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/kt85lo - just enough to make my point, however, the criticism was voluminous, vitriolic, and invective.
Mr. Stirewalt calls to our attention material from Politico; and this:
“At the Daily Kos, even Obama getaways still provoke recriminations for Bush's time in Crawford, Texas and elsewhere -- Obama NYC Date Night Highlights Bush Vacation Record
“As Bush was leaving office, CBS had tired of the standard coverage of how much time Bush had spent in Crawford and raised the question of his use of Camp David, measuring the number of days in eight years that the 43rd president spent in the Catoctin Mountain getaway with: 487 Days At Camp David For Bush”
Read Mr. Stirewalt’s article here: White House says no one "bemoaned" Bush vacations? By: Chris Stirewalt Political Editor 08/27/09 3:47 PM EDT
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/White-House-says-no-one-bemoaned-Bush-vacations-55427122.html
The Washington Examiner political editor, Chris Stirewalt, notes in a recent article, “White House says no one "bemoaned" Bush vacations?,” in “Beltway Confidential,” that White House Spokesman Bill Burton recently said: “As I recall, the previous president [took] quite a bit of vacation himself, and I don't think anyone bemoaned that…”
Is this another case of double standards, selective memory, or incompetence?
Mr. Burtons remarks are in reference to: “The president is going to add another min-vacation to his August break next week with a a four-day weekend at Camp David. No big deal.
“But the administration, ever sensitive to criticism, had to rationalize the time at the presidential retreat, with Spokesman Bill Burton saying that the vacation week has been newsier than expected considering the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy."
I certainly remember the Democrats complaining - long and loud - about the vacations of President George W. Bush.
I noted a very small amount of the criticism in my recent column, “The Obamas in paradise,” August 26, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/kt85lo - just enough to make my point, however, the criticism was voluminous, vitriolic, and invective.
Mr. Stirewalt calls to our attention material from Politico; and this:
“At the Daily Kos, even Obama getaways still provoke recriminations for Bush's time in Crawford, Texas and elsewhere -- Obama NYC Date Night Highlights Bush Vacation Record
“As Bush was leaving office, CBS had tired of the standard coverage of how much time Bush had spent in Crawford and raised the question of his use of Camp David, measuring the number of days in eight years that the 43rd president spent in the Catoctin Mountain getaway with: 487 Days At Camp David For Bush”
Read Mr. Stirewalt’s article here: White House says no one "bemoaned" Bush vacations? By: Chris Stirewalt Political Editor 08/27/09 3:47 PM EDT
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/White-House-says-no-one-bemoaned-Bush-vacations-55427122.html
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