i read somewhere this weekend that 40% of Bush's time in office has been spent on vacation (at Camp David, in Crawford, etc.)

ps the new layout's super-purdee!

Posted by: z. at April 12, 2004 12:42 PM

I've read/heard (on Air America) anywhere between 30-45%. On the other side of the pond Blair is catching shit for the same. He was in Bermuda during this last round of attacks on the occupying soldiers. And didn't come home when he got the news.

Bastards.

Posted by: antigeist at April 12, 2004 01:14 PM

BTW zeeb...is your site still down?

And thanks for the compliment. Since my site crashed and died a terrible death last week, and I had to start from scratch anyway, I made a few changes. Don't know if I like the burgundy, tho. I'm still tinkering.

Posted by: antigeist at April 12, 2004 01:29 PM

it's back. there was some coding issue, but dru (the site host) fixed whatever it was. now i can get back to my regular mundane posts.

btw? the place i read that 40% stat? monk's site. figured it out when i went over there just now.

Posted by: z. at April 12, 2004 02:20 PM

Did you draw that picture? If so, YOU SHOULD DO THAT!

Posted by: monk at April 12, 2004 02:27 PM

Here's a WaPo article saying it's 40%, as of Friday when it was published. (Seventh graf down.)

Posted by: Vidiot at April 12, 2004 02:38 PM

*sniggering at monk*
I'll get right on that caricature career.

Vidiot --you know, I hate to admit it; but maybe the country is better off when he's down on the ranch. I say up ranch time to 70-80%. Only go back to Washington for photo-ops. You know, like on 9/11.

Posted by: antigeist at April 12, 2004 02:44 PM

I thought he was nowhere near Washington on 9/11.

Matter of fact, why don't we just move his stuff out of there so he doesn't ever have to go back? He seems bored by the whole "being president" thing anyways.

If the dicknose really wants to ranch, I say let him ranch. Better he accidentally kill livestock than liquor-store thieves as governor, or 18-year-old GIs as president. Don't nobody wake him up.

Posted by: Chico at April 12, 2004 03:27 PM

chico -- I meant Washington metephorically. Only go back to "being president" for photo-ops.

I agree. Let the man nap. He's had a hard, hard life, you know?

btw, I was just at your site watching the Girl In Baghdad video. Brilliant, it is. I got a bit misty at the end.

Posted by: antigeist at April 12, 2004 03:32 PM

Yeah, that thing is beautiful.

And if all we really need or want is an Emperor instead of an elected and active head of state, why don't we get someone cooler, like, oh, Charles Nelson Reilly?

Just the first name off the top of my head.

Posted by: Chico at April 12, 2004 04:52 PM

Oh, can it please, please, please be Scatman Crothers? I know, he's dead. But Damn.

Now I have to go get out my Hong Kong Phooey videos.

Posted by: antigeist at April 12, 2004 05:03 PM

I got it! You ready?

Emperor. Abe. Vigoda. the First.

[/makes "so-whaddya-think?" hands]

The screenplay virtually writes itself.

Posted by: Chico at April 12, 2004 06:38 PM

Only if Florence Henderson is First Lady.

And besides, it's not like Bush actually runs anything anyway...I don't think the puppet-masters ever go on vacation.

Posted by: Vidiot at April 13, 2004 05:06 PM