Steve Benen: Presidential breaks aren’t ‘startling’

[Playinghardball]

President Obama occasionally takes a breather because, well, humans in stressful jobs sometimes need a break. For some reason, Republicans seem to find this fascinating….

…. all of this handwringing wouldn’t be quite so annoying if Republicans weren’t conveniently ignoring the president’s immediate predecessor.

Every president chooses to spend some time away from the White House, but some take more time than others. Ronald Reagan, for example, set the record for most vacation days for a sitting president – a record that stood until George W. Bush shattered Reagan’s seemingly unbreakable benchmark.

Obama practically lives in the Oval Office compared to the last couple of two-term Republican presidents.

Indeed, Bush at times seemed preoccupied with not going to work…..

More here: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/presidential-breaks-arent-startling

Found on the Obama Diary

[okaawhatever]

1. I think we should publicize the date on which Obama would have to never again show up at the

White House to equal the number of days Bush or Reagan vacationed. It seems like it could come up soon. Bush had over 300 vacation days in excess of Obama's at the end of last summer.