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DeeDeeNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 09:50 PM
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President Ends Vacation
Wow - only a week this time

President Ends Vacation
Jan 1, 12:00 PM (ET)

WACO, Texas (AP) - President Bush on Tuesday wished Americans a happy and healthy 2008, and said he was ready to return to work.

After spending a weeklong vacation at his central Texas ranch, the president told reporters he had a good rest and spent the time with friends.

"Laura and I wish our fellow Americans a happy and healthy 2008," the president said, holding hands with the first lady before boarding Air Force One for his flight back to Washington.

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080101/D8TT74F00.html


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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 09:51 PM
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1. Thank God!
I haven't heard of one fresh outrage all day from the White House. Hop to it, Georgie!

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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 09:51 PM
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2. Has he broken Reagan's record yet?
You know, the one for "Most Vacation Time Taken By a Sitting President?"
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 09:51 PM
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3. They don't mention his week-long Camp David vacation immediately prior.
He left for Camp David on 12/21 and flew to Waco on 12/26, so it was just about a two-week vacation.
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DeeDeeNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 09:54 PM
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4. That explains it
I just knew one week wasn't a long enough vacation for him!
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 09:56 PM
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5. A week is not hardly worth calling a vacation, when you're Little Lord Pissypants.
Edited on Tue Jan-01-08 09:56 PM by Stephanie
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 10:20 PM
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6. That headline should be above the fold in 72 pt 'going to war' type
It's a rare event...

President Ends Vacation



Hell. It could be an Onion headline, too...

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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 11:03 PM
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7. Fine asshole, take the rest of the year off. We expect as much anyway.
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