Bush by the Numbers, as Told by a Diligent Scorekeeper
“Bush has spent a whopping total of 250 days of his presidency at Camp David (123 days), Kennebunkport (12) and his Texas ranch (115). That means Bush has spent 42 percent of his term so far at one of his three leisure destinations.
To date, the president has devoted far more time to golf (15 rounds) than to solo news conferences (six). The numbers also show that Bush, after holding three news conferences in his first four months, has had only three more in the last 15 months — not counting the 37 Q&A sessions he has had with foreign leaders during his term.”
Umm… and you were expecting? Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise. What did he do the other 58% of his time?
“Bush has raised $114.8 million this year at 48 GOP events, surpassing Clinton’s record of $105 million in 2000 from 203 events.”
Ah, now that’s more like it. Now the GOP agenda is finally revealed. Through sheer dilligence and statistics gathering. If you have found yourself asking repeatedly, why Bush over McCain… here’s your answer. Very interesing article.