Yawn.........

There is more Democrat and Liberal whining in today's Washington Post. This time it's about how much time Pres. Bush spends at his ranch in Texas.

WACO, Tex., Aug. 2 -- President Bush is getting the kind of break most Americans can only dream of -- nearly five weeks away from the office, loaded with vacation time.

The president departed Tuesday for his longest stretch yet away from the White House, arriving at his Crawford ranch in the evening for a stretch of clearing brush, visiting with family and friends, and tending to some outside-the-Beltway politics. By historical standards, it is the longest presidential retreat in at least 36 years.

The August getaway is Bush's 49th trip to his cherished ranch since taking office and the 319th day that Bush has spent, entirely or partially, in Crawford -- nearly 20 percent of his presidency to date, according to Mark Knoller, a CBS Radio reporter known for keeping better records of the president's travel than the White House itself. Weekends and holidays at Camp David or at his parents' compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, bump up the proportion of Bush's time away from Washington even further.

Bush's long vacations are more than a curiosity: They play into diametrically opposite arguments about this leadership style. To critics and late-night comics, they symbolize a lackadaisical approach to the world's most important day job, an impression bolstered by Bush's two-hour midday exercise sessions and his disinclination to work nights or weekends. The more vociferous among Bush's foes have noted that he spent a month at the ranch shortly before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when critics assert he should have been more attentive to warning signs.

Those more vociferous foes if they think 9-11 would have been prevented if Bush hadn't gone to Texas really have lost their marbles. The Post article is just more whining from the Dems and the left. Anything Bush does or supports, they automatically have to go into opposition mode. The American public isn't dumb, they see this as the pathetic actions of people who should better things to worry about. The Presidency is a very stressful job and no matter where Bush is, he can't escape either the duties or stress that go with being the leader of the free world.

Hat tip- Outside the Beltway