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| It's Good to Be the Queen! |
| 2012-02-20 |
| -- PresidentÂ’s Day 2012, Michelle and the first daughters in Aspen, Colorado to ski. -- Christmas 2011, the first family in Hawaii for an extended vacation. -- Summer 2011, in MarthaÂ’s Vineyard, Mass., for the annual beach break. -- June 2011, the first lady, her mother and daughters traveled to South Africa and Botswana. -- PresidentÂ’s Day 2011, the first lady and first daughters travel to Vail to ski. -- Christmas 2010, in Hawaii. -- August 2010, the first family traveled to Panama City Beach, Fla., for some sun and fun at the beach. -- August 2010, Obama spent the weekend alone in Chicago for his 49th birthday bash. -- August 2010, the first lady and daughter Sasha traveled to Spain for a mother-daughter vacation. -- August 2010, summer vacation again at MarthaÂ’s Vineyard. -- July 2010, the first family went to Mount Desert Island, Maine. -- May 2010, the first family had a four-day trip to Chicago. -- March 2010, first lady and daughter spend Spring Break in New York City. -- Christmas 2009, Hawaii again for the annual break. -- August 2009, at Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon for a short vacation. -- August 2009, their first summer vacation as first family at MarthaÂ’s Vineyard, Mass. And that doesn't seem to include the royal couple's 'date night' to NYC. George W. Bush, at this time of his presidency, had made 30 visits to his Texas ranch spanning all or part of 220 days. The ObamaÂ’s vacation day count is less than half of that. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #16 And order them to eat their vegetables and low-fat chicken nuggets? A perfect Obungle move. I'd guess mechanically separated chicken isn't halal. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2012-02-20 21:20 |
| #15 #12 ""They might be arranging these vacations just so the boss can get some work done." When does he intend to start?" Don't ask questions when you don't want to hear the answer. |
| Posted by: Nero 2012-02-20 20:12 |
| #14 Let 'em eat rice cake!!!! |
| Posted by: Michelle Antoinette 2012-02-20 20:00 |
| #13 "At least she's not publicly trying to be co-president the way Hilary was." FTFY, Rambler. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-02-20 18:17 |
| #12 "They might be arranging these vacations just so the boss can get some work done." When does he intend to start? |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-02-20 18:16 |
| #11 At least she's not trying to be co-president the way Hilary was. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-02-20 17:37 |
| #10 In that case, Doc, all the more reason to keep her from going on these jaunts.... |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-02-20 17:17 |
| #9 From what I hear, staffers throughout the White House breathe a sigh of relief every time she goes away. They might be arranging these vacations just so the boss can get some work done. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-02-20 16:09 |
| #8 Like parachuting into Syria as head of a State mediation team. And order them to eat their vegetables and low-fat chicken nuggets? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2012-02-20 16:04 |
| #7 To paraphrase Ann "Forget I voted for Obama" Althouse, this is a metaphorical Smart & Talented Woman's way of dealing with frustration, in this case the limited role of the First Lady. Personally, I think she should be given additional responsibilities related to the national interest. Like parachuting into Syria as head of a State mediation team. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-02-20 15:04 |
| #6 Ok Bush'es presidency was 8 years. Bumbles is.... just over 3. And there is a little difference between stopping off at your home for a visit (and still working) and spending a fun-fulled week in Spain. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-02-20 13:32 |
| #5 ..from the Beltway - yes. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-02-20 13:01 |
| #4 Going home counts as a vacation? |
| Posted by: tipover 2012-02-20 12:51 |
| #3 Looks like someone else is good at keeping lists too :) |
| Posted by: newc 2012-02-20 12:30 |
| #2 Mm. Can I get back to you after a week of shopping in Paris? |
| Posted by: Michelle Obama 2012-02-20 11:51 |
| #1 Is she now proud of this country? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-02-20 11:09 |