January 19 2009
George W Bush and his hollidays
Yes another George Bush post… I promise no more after this (for a while). I know I ranted about George Bush the other day but I also had to point out a couple of articles I saw recently.
CBS News mentioned that Bush didn’t really spend that much time at work while he was president. Out of the last 8 years, he spent 487 days relaxing at camp david and 490 days relaxing at home in Texas. That’s right, out of the last 8 years George Bush spent 977 days (or 2.67 YEARS) at camp david or at home at the ranch. That’s not counting the time he spent traveling or on holliday at other locations.
So in addition to being the “worst president in American history”, he was also the president who had the most hollidays and spent the least amount of time actually working in the white house.
In addition, Harper’s Magazine, published some facts and figure blurbs about Bush’s time in office. Some that stuck out for me…
Minimum number of Bush appointees who have regulated industries they used to represent as lobbyists: 98
Percentage of the amendments in the Bill of Rights that are violated by the USA PATRIOT Act, according to the ACLU: 50
Minimum number of laws that Bush signing statements have exempted his administration from following: 1,069
Number of U.S. cities and towns that have passed resolutions calling for the impeachment of President Bush: 92
Percentage change since 2001 in U.S. government spending on paper shredding: +466
Percentage of EPA scientists who say they have experienced political interference with their work since 2002: 60
