The empty suit

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While this phenomenon has been explored before, CBS News recently reported that our feckless leader's last trip to Camp David this week was his

149th visit to the presidential retreat. The planned three-day stay ... will bring his total time spent at Camp David to all or part of 487 days.

And Camp David is not even where the president has spent the most time when not at the White House: ... Mr. Bush has made 77 visits to his ranch in Crawford during his presidency, and spent all or part of 490 days there.

So, let's do the math ... carry the one: XLIII spent all or part of a staggering 977 days—the equivalent of two years and eight months—away from the White House. Now, I realize he wasn't a big fan of Washington and its "insiders," but this is ridiculous. (Of course, this really shows how utterly dangerous he was as it took him only 64 months to utterly screw up the country.)

While this certainly gives credence to the contention that the last eight years really were the Cheney Administration, White House mouthpieces are stating that President Petulant really did a lot of work (as hard as it was) during those retreat days.

I would beg to differ.