The Hardest Workin' Man in the Presidency: Obama Schedules a Vacation From His Vacation

A few more days off. Which is fine with me, actually.

He joins many Americans in having numerous weeks off from work.

USAToday is of course very understanding:

et's face it: In terms of downtime, President Obama's vacation has been a bit of a gyp.

First, he had to interrupt his R&R to renominate Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Then he got the bad news about his friend Ted Kennedy.

And then there are the latest dispatches from the summer of no love for the nation's lawmakers and what they might mean for the president's No. 1 legislative priority, an overhaul of the nation's health care system.

Huh. The president has duties even when on vacation. Who would have thought.

I don't know how Obama is going to handle pressure. He might handle it well, being fundamentally detached, unserious, and dream-dazed, and so immune to the normal stressors.

On the other hand, I kind of worry that this poseur has never had a position of responsibility in his life -- his highest-stress position was editing the Law Review 20 years ago -- and it's possible he's going to freak and crack as he experiences difficulties and trouble for the first time in his life.

Um, Okay: Runningrebel tips this from The Politico:

White House spokesman Bill Burton told reporters ... "As I recall, the previous president [took] quite a bit of vacation himself, and I don't think anyone bemoaned that."

Nah. No one bemoaned it. Michael Moore made an entire movie about it, but no one bemoaned it.

posted by Ace at 07:05 PM

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