But no matter how much time a president actually spends away from the official residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Knoller says that the commander in chief is never really off the clock. “I have long held the view that a US president is never really on vacation,” Knoller told FactCheck.org in an e-mail. “The job – and its awesome powers and responsibilities – is his wherever he is and whatever he’s doing.
via factcheck.org
Every time someone criticizes a sitting (or former) President for their vacation days, I just laugh because it shows just how little the person doing it knows about what it is to be the President of the United States. Apparently, stupid critics live in a world where if the President isn’t at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, they aren’t doing their job.
Note to the idiots: it’s not like the job you do… You know, being a clerk at the Quick-E-Mart.
