“Pretty nice, eh,” Obama said Sunday as the family took in the breathtaking view from the Grand Canyon’s Hopi Point under a magnificent blue sky and overlooking a 5,000-foot drop to the Colorado River. “Last time I was here was when I was 11 years old.” Asked by a ranger if it looked the same, he said, “It does!”
With the wonders of his country at his disposal, Obama did things that might seem a little out of his comfort zone. It’s safe to say that this Hawaiian-born president has spent more time on beaches and in cities than he has in the mountains of the West.
Update:I heard your comments, I’ll try to back up on these types of stories, I just think it is quite amusing that these politicians aren’t working.
I know Bush was on vacation all the time, but that doesn’t mean that Obama sucks too.
“Guilherme Cherman”
I suggest a name change.
Guiherme Cherman = New Master Troll in charge. The beginning of the end of this blog.
So let me get this straight. He doesn’t get a single day off until Utopia is established, is that right?
Just askin’…
Whoops! My post (#38) should have been “I wouldn’t begrudge…”
My bad…
Funny thing is that most “real jobs” people have, you can’t even take a 2 day vacation with out working at the place for at least 2 years, if not more. Once i read an employee manual for a gas station that said I couldn’t take a 2 weeks vacation until after TEN years.
The article comment is ludicrous to say the least. One does not need to work til death because things are difficult. No one does this. NO ONE. And this shouldn’t be expected of anyone working in ANY field and position.
Seriously, if you think Obama or someone else should work ONLY why is it that you are on here blogging away? Surely you’re not doing it because it’s your job. And as for Guilherme Cherman, since it is your job don’t take bathroom breaks or spend time with your family! Spend all your time serving US!
#20 Greg Allen said, “Obama has worked really hard his first 200 days…
So, I don’t begrudge him some family time.”
That’s damned good of you Greg. What a guy!
I believe Will Rogers once said that America was never so safe as when the president is sleeping.
Obama needs to take more vacation, and take Reid and Pelosi with him.
The US is #1?
In what? Debt?
Guilherme Cherman, look at all the pig apples you knocked off the tree!
loconavi, one tends to lead by example and if he is always taking time off then think about what the rest of the government is going to think. Genius, let me tell you, they are going to think they can draw an easy paycheck too. You can’t expect them to work harder when he is sitting on his brain like Bush did. Reagan worked his ass off and I don’t remember Clinton always being somewhere else than at work, yes he was getting bj’s, but at least he was at work.
Guilherme, you broke 2 cardinal sins for this blog, you put down Obama AND you didn’t bash a cop! Uncle Dave’s gonna drop the soap the next time he sees you, keep the KY handy!
Kudos to our first Hawaiian-born mixed-race president for finding time in the most demanding job in the world for his kids and a short summer vacation. Though he’s really disappointing in a certain corporate-friendly way. Reminds me too much of Bill Clinton in his approach to Congress.
Congress is not in session, the members have gone home to their constituents; there’s not much for President Obama to do in Washington that he can’t as easily do elsewhere.
In other news, #24 Somebody said:
“A computer-generated graphic can’t have a birth certificate!
This guy only exists on video.”
Ding ding ding ding ding! We have a winner!