ORIGINAL: Doug Cronkhite
ORIGINAL: okdreamin
How bout Obummer quits taking numerous million dollar vacations. He has taken more vacations than the last 4 presidents combined. He or his family have been on 4 thus far this year. But he gives f 16s and abram tanks for free to Egypt. . Hmmm
Sorry, but this is just beyond ridiculous and borders on deranged stupidity.
First off, no POTUS is EVER really on vacation. Nancy Reagan commented that 'vacation' for a sitting president really just meant a change of scenery, with no change in duty.
Reagan - 484 vacation days in 8 years.
GHW Bush - 543 vacation days in 4 years.
Clinton - 192 vacation days in 8 years.
GW Bush - 879 vacation days in 8 years.
Obama - 128 vacation days to date.
More accurately however, the sequester, and current budget situation falls squarely in the lap of Congress, and is neither a Republican or Democrat issue. It's BOTH their fault. The sequester was something CONGRESS put in place as this 'horrible thing that's so horrible no sitting Congress would dare let happen', but since none of it affects THEM, they let it happen anyway.