Bush by the Numbers: 450 days @ Camp David - 466 days @ Crawford "ranch"

[sabra]

http://www.statesman.com/search/content/shared/news/stories/2008/07/BUSH_DAYS03_AUS.html

CBS Radio's Mark Knoller, who has covered the White House full time since 1992, is known as the keeper of the best unofficial records about presidential comings and goings.

Some of his numbers are staggering: Bush has raised more than $800 million at 327 fundraising events for GOP candidates and causes.

Some are curious: Bush has been to 75 countries (Mexico, Russia and Italy lead with six visits each) and 49 states (no Vermont visit so far).

Some are eyebrow-raising: Bush has spent well over a year at his Crawford, Texas ranch, well over a year at Camp David, and has attended 95 sports-related events.

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BUSH BY THE NUMBERS

Foreign visits: 75 countries, 46 trips.

States visited: 49 (all except Vermont)

Political fundraising events: 327 (more than $800 million raised)

Days at Camp David: 450 (142 trips)

Days at Crawford ranch: 466 (74 trips)

Sports-related events: 95

Commencement speeches: 19

Medal of Honor ceremonies: 12

White House state dinners: 5

Speeches to joint congressional sessions: 9

Addresses to the nation: 21

News conferences: 208 (43 formal)

[Richardo]

1. Military funerals - 0

[lumberjack_jeff]

4. Bingo. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

2. "Smirk." - Commander AWOL

"Nothing like kicking back at the Imperial Pig Farm Upon Crawford. Smirk. Too bad 'n stuff about my 0 score on attending funerals for YOUR sons and daughters in uniform who died in our republicon oil-profits crusade."

- Commander AWOL

[Wickerman]

3. Yikes! Thank God he didn't consider this a full time job

We would be even more truly fucked than we are!

:yoiks:

[DailyGrind51]

5. And "vacation envious" righties like to slam teachers for having summers off?

[Frustratedlady]

7. But, they forget those summers are not paid.

Most teachers are under contract for so many days. Besides, teachers are often attending classes to maintain or add to their credits.

Unfortunately, The Jerk is waited on and fed/protected for 365 days/year, whether we like it or not.

[DailyGrind51]

10. That is why I have requested 26 pay periods, so I would get paid through the summer,

even though my checks would be larger if I had opted for fewer pay periods. Those summer graduate education courses average about $550/credit hour, not including text materials!

[Botany]

6. 24.82% of the time he was on vacation (camp david & Crawford)

Hard work

[DrDan]

8. those numbers do not look right to me

The days at Camp David and at the Crawdad ranch.

Each seems to indicate around 60 days per year - or combined around 120 days per year. That would be 1 day out of 3.

I know he is pretty much "vacant" most of the time - but I do not believe he is spending 1 day out of 3 at Camp David or at the Crawdad ranch.

95 sports-related events - does that include things like falling off the Segway and falling off the bike? 95 sounds way too high otherwise.

[CanonRay]

9. Vermont should be proud!

New State Motto: "The State that W Never Visited"