Even the USA Today notices the disconnect between Obama’s speeches and his actions: Economic woes offer awkward backdrop for Obama’s vacation
Fourteen million people are out of work. Millions more are losing fortunes in the stock market. America’s AAA bond rating has slipped.
So should President Obama be vacationing next week in Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts, where the average home costs $650,000?
Yes, says White House press secretary Jay Carney. Obama, like most Americans, needs down time to recharge his batteries for the battles ahead. And besides, he says, “The presidency travels with you.”
Maybe not, say some academics, authors and political pundits. While Obama deserves a break, they say, this might not be the time, and Martha’s Vineyard might not be the place.
Actually, Obama should take a total break over the next year and a half. Stay on vacation. Travel overseas. Sight-see. Play golf. Perhaps with him out of the way, things will get better.
But, we all know that is unrealistic. It’s also unrealistic for Obama to put his own pleasure off when so many are suffering.
