Via
Froomkin a description of W's plans from Nit Pickler:
"With Republicans nervous about keeping control of Congress and worries about the future of Iraq, Iran and North Korea, White House officials have decided too much is at stake this year for Bush to spend so much time on vacation. He'll spend some time at the ranch, but it will be less than previous summers and interrupted by more time on the road.
So, reasons for a president not to cut short a vaction:
- Hurricane Katrina devastating a major city
- The most devastating tsunami in generations
- The country being at war
- "Bin Laden determined to attack inside the United States"
Reasons for a president to cut short a vacation:
- Republicans could lose control of Congress
- Passing a pandering law to "save" one braindead woman