This Is Hilarious

From the AP (via AmericaBlog):

Forget the hot, dusty weeks relaxing at his Texas ranch. President Bush, still down in the polls and grappling with grave matters on the world stage, is breaking his summer routine this election year to travel the country and boost the standing of his presidency and the Republican Party.

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.

What I find so funny about this is that for the last five years or so, this country has been "at war" (or, as members of the GOP like to say, "AT WAR!! WAR!!!!!!!"), yet Bush has set records as far as spending time on vacation is concerned (he was actually on vacation when he was informed, a few weeks prior to the 9-11 attacks, that bin Laden was "determined to strike the U.S."). But his people are just now figuring out that maybe he vacations too much. I love it.

As Danimal pointed out recently, Americans have not been asked to sacrifice much of anything in the name of the never-ending war in which we now find ourselves (except, of course, for the soldiers and their families -- they've made plenty of sacrifices). Well, at least now it looks like Bush will sacrifice some of his vacation time. I guess that's something.

What I find interesting is that "White House officials have decided" that Bush vacations too much. What does Bush think about all this? Does our president also think he spends too much time on vacation, and if he doesn't, I wonder who it was at the White House who ordered him to cut back?