Of course, with Bush, vacationing "less" is a relative term. Either way, vacationing or campaigning, he's not governing:
With Republicans nervous about keeping control of Congress and worries about the future of Iraq, Iran and North Korea, White House officials have decided too much is at stake this year for Bush to spend so much time on vacation. He'll spend some time at the ranch, but it will be less than previous summers and interrupted by more time on the road.It might have "hurt" Bush in the polls, but the people in the Gulf Coast suffered a lot more last year after Katrina -- and still are because of his incompetence.
Since he's been president, Bush has spent the better part of every August largely out of sight on his ranch. It hurt him most last summer, when anti-war activists camped outside his property and drew attention to the mounting deaths in Iraq. Then Hurricane Katrina hit, forcing him to end his vacation several days early.
Let's not forget he was on vacation in August 2001 when the CIA presented him with a daily briefing headlined "Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in U.S." -- and he did NOTHING.
