President Obama leaves today for a 10-day summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard but once again faces Republican criticism that he’s taking time off while the country faces tremendous problems, even though all Republicans in Congress have just taken a whole month off.
The Chicago Sun Times notes that this is Obama has been away from the White House and Camp David on vacation for all or part of 38 days over the last 2 and a half years. He has been to Camp David for an additional 32 weekend days, for a total of 70 days.
Meanwhile, the conservative hero George W. Bush, at this same point in his first term, spent 225 days on vacation.
So basically, you idiot jackass lying conservative Republicans, shut up.
And the greatest quote of the day, if not the year goes to the St. Louis Beacon on Republican Lt. Governor Peter Kinder: “Kinder says his only relationship with [the] stripper was to watch her dance.”