When President Obama planned his annual August break on Martha’s Vineyard, he could predict he’d face some grief for going off and relaxing a bit with his family while the nation goes through tough economic times.
But Mr. Obama couldn’t predict the stock market would tank again. Not that there’s anything he could do about that, no matter where he’s physically situated. Still, the posh locale for this summer break – once again, Blue Heron Farm in the charming village of Chilmark – just seems especially bad optics for a president who is obviously financially comfortable while so many Americans are not, politicos are opining.
And ultimately, they say, he just shouldn’t be on vacation, period.
“Now, Martha’s Vineyard is in my home state of Massachusetts, so I don’t want to say anything negative about people vacationing there,” said the state’s former governor, Mitt Romney, a top contender for the GOP presidential nomination. “But if you’re the president of the United States and the nation is in crisis – and we’re in a jobs crisis right now – then you shouldn’t be out vacationing. Instead, you should be focusing on getting the economy going again.”
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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2011/0818/Jeers-and-some-cheers-as-Obama-goes-on-vacation
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