How much vacation time does the President deserve?

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[16 min 53 sec]

Presidents often get criticized for taking too many days away from the White House, but the presidential vacation has become almost an extension of the that leader?s personality, for better or worse.

To their critics, Teddy Roosevelt shirked his responsibilities by going bear hunting and traipsing around Yosemite National Park with John Muir, John F. Kennedy skipped town and headed to Hyannisport, Massachusetts for too much down time, George W. Bush spent weeks clearing brush on his ranch in Texas and Obama spends too much time eating shaved ice in Hawaii.

And what about presidential candidates? Does Mitt Romney have time to ride around on a jet ski 18 weeks from election day?

WEIGH IN:

Being the leader of the free world is hard work, so why does the president take so much flak for taking a few days away from the office?

Guest

Ethan Trex, author and contributor to mental floss magazine

Source: http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccPattMorrison/~3/m7GyjnPEGFU/how-much-vacation-time-does-the-president-deserve

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