Originally posted by Raider179
Umm this is about Bush, not congress. OH I see so its ok to waste money as long as it's not as much as congress wastes.
Whats funny is some of you are the same ones who complain about tax dollars being wasted, yet here is a clear example of needless spending by Bush and you all look the other way. Making excuses like "congress wastes more" and "He can do it just as efficeintly as in DC"
Fine if he can lead from Texas, lead from there. Quit wasting tax dollars though flying back and forth every damn month.
No because Bush. or any other president for that matter is on the job no matter where he is.
Yea they may take a vacation but Im sure its not even close tot he type of vacations we are all used to where you leave all of your work behind.
When your President of the United States your on the job 24/7/365. There are no real vacations.
Where he does his work Bush. Clinton, Roosevelt I dont really care. Im sure he doesnt HAVE to be in the White House to get the things done he needs to. He can probably get alot of things done no matter where he is.
Im sure there is a very great many things he can get done work wise at his ranch just as easily as he could at the White House.
so whats the difference? Peception? Bah! Like I said, perception is BS
This whole notion that he is perceived as "hiding" at his ranch is silly. I certainly dont perceive it that way and your the first I've ever even heard of thinking that way.
But your perceiving it that way perhaps and probably because thats how you want to perceive it. If he were spending alot of time at Camp David you would probably say he was hiding there. and if he spent all of his time at the White House you would probably be saying he was hiding in the bomb shelter in the basement and afraid to leave there.
As for the money if you want to keep it just to presidents he's probably wasted a hell of alot less of it then past administrations have on afore mentioned things like State dinners (Reagan) and trips around the world (Clinton)
Dolllar for dollar particularly when you take inflation into account he's probably a bargan compaired to either of those two.
As for Congress. Thats where you real waste is. Those yo yos (both parties)have more rediculous ways to piss away our money then probably all three of the previous mentioned presidents combined times 2.
Your thinking reminds me of a place I once worked where they worried about throwing out a junk table they could replace for $20 in the name of saving money yet I watched with my own eyes as these same people had a guy smash up 10 grand worth of brand new labtops simpl because it didnt exactly match the decor they wanted to go with.
Hmmm you wouldnt happen to work for the government would you?
