Originally Posted by SamSpade  Clipped from a previous post of my own:
This is a distortion of the famous myth regarding Bush prior to 9/11. And it's simply not true. In fact, it's widely mentioned that the month before the attack, Bush was "vacationing" at his ranch in Texas - but even a glance at his agenda for the first two weeks shows what anyone who isn't purposefully prejudiced against him knows that like most Presidents, "vacations" are largely working ones:
August 1, 2001: Nominated six US Attorneys, two judges for affirmation by Congress. Placed phone calls to PM Blair and Ahern to discuss matters between Britain and Northern Ireland. President announces an agreement on the Patients Bill of Rights President addresses National Urban League Conference
August 2, 2001: President meets with House and Senate education leaders.
August 3, 2001: Placed six more nominations for US Attorneys. President speaks to press at meeting to discuss his first six months in office and the agenda for the future. President attends a ceremony in East Room honoring Lance Armstrong.
August 4, 2001: President.s Radio Address
August 7, 2001: Press conference in Waco, TX with pool of reporters.
August 8, 2001: President helps build a home with Habitat For Humanity, then addresses the group on faith-based and community initiatives.
August 9, 2001: Addressed the nation on stem-cell research.
August 10, 2001: Announces nomination of two US Ambassadors. August 11, 2001: President.s Radio Address
August 13, 2001: Presidential Ceremony to sign the Agriculture Supplemental Bill. President holds two press conferences with traveling White House pool.
See, now maybe on your vacations you sit around the pool or beach and sunbathe. Typically, Presidents don't get to do a lot of that.
The President was in Texas from August 7-13 and 21-25. The rest of the month was spent traveling to New Mexico, Colorado, Wisconsin, Missouri and then back to Washington at the end of the month. A review of the White House news archive for August 2001 shows this month to be anything but a .vacation.
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