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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:27 PM
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Its a good thing the Presidency is a 5 day week job
In more ways than one McCain is emulating Bush. No one ever accused Bush of not getting his down time and McCain has learned this message well by not working past Friday. Its a good thing that the Presidency doesn't require lots of extra hour activity and a full schedule on the weekend because it seems as if McCain isn't up to it.




John McCain doesn't work weekends


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11355.html

Since effectively capturing the Republican nomination when Mitt Romney dropped out of the race on Feb. 7, John McCain has held just one public campaign event on a weekend.

Instead, after workweeks full of fundraisers, town hall meetings and interviews, McCain has been, in campaign parlance, “down” on nearly every Saturday or Sunday for 20 weeks, largely sequestered away from the news media.

He’s usually spending time with family, friends and campaign advisers at residences in Arlington, Va., and Phoenix or vacation homes near Sedona, Ariz., and San Diego.

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pollard66 Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:28 PM
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1. this could be an issue to bring up in the campaign
especially in a town hall forum
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:38 PM
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6. welcome to DU and yes it is.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 01:51 PM
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12. Agree to a town hall on a weekend?
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:29 PM
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2. Dude's clearly too old for this. He can't even run a full schedule without napping on the weekends.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:29 PM
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3. Half a year of not working weekends? I work on the weekends
more often than he does, and I'm a frickin admin.
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cbc5g Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:31 PM
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4. He's not fit for the presidency..
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 07:15 PM
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18. seems like it could stress him out
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:32 PM
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5. We've spent the last 7+ years with a part time pResident
and that hasn't turned out so well.

I'm a tad bit of a slacker myself, but after this disaster I'd like to see a full-time plus President in office.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:43 PM
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7. If he's getting rested up on week-ends, what explains his fumbling
so often?
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 01:07 PM
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9. good point you wonder what kinds of gaffes he would come up with
if he worked some overtime
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phrigndumass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 01:07 PM
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8. So Bush er, I mean McCain is going to work 8/5 instead of 24/7
and take a five-week vacation every two months ...

Clearing tumbleweeds? :rofl:
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 01:16 PM
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10. Does this mean he won't be answering the phone at 3 am either?
Sheesh, he IS *'s third term, isn't he :eyes:
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 01:31 PM
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11. I just picture the joint chief of staff and the national security adviser having a
Larry David type discussion on how late it is OK to call the President - somewhere 11 PM will be the latest without an actual war breaking out.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 02:11 PM
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13. It's nice that mccain can sit back on the weekends
and let the mainstream media do the heavy lifting for him but if he's not up for the job of being president..he should let his supporters know NOW.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 05:13 PM
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16. well its not like there are really any big issues happening now anyway lol
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 02:14 PM
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14. That's more time than the present President puts in.
Maybe we should be grateful. Imagine the destruction Bush could of done if he were a workaholic.
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 02:33 PM
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15. No summer Fridays?
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 06:33 PM
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17. Chris Matthews used this on 'Hardball'

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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 07:24 PM
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19. I'm sick to death of "part time presidents"
this country has gone into the toilet and we need someone who will work 24/7 to get things back on track.
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