Obama ends Hawaiian holiday, returns to Washington

AP News ^ | 1-4-2010 | PHILIP ELLIOTT

[Paul46360]

HONOLULU – President Barack Obama ended a Hawaiian vacation to return Monday to the Washington he never really escaped.

[NMEwithin]

don’t forget all the new “boob belts”! ;)

[KC_Conspirator]

The double standard in the media is amazing. The are stories running today about how horrible it is that the President went back to DC early.

[sniper63]

I’ve never in my 50 plus years heard of any president in my lifetime who took 11 days VACATION! If he can’t stand the heat........

He's been on vacation since 1/20/09, I thinks that's a little longer than 11 days, IMHO.

[freekitty]

I thought he was coming back a day early.

[Married with Children]

That Son of a Bi-ch needs to get his @$$ back to work. Well not really because he’s F’ing up this country but at least put on a suit and tie and look the part.

[hal ogen]

Just how many people in the United States have taken an 11 day vacation to Hawaii for free? Let them eat cake!

[xsmommy]

i just checked his daughters school calendar they start back today, just as my daughter does. He should have been back and had them rested up to start back to school, like any other prudent parent would have!

[SumProVita]

I was also wondering about the length of this vacation. In the interest of both truth and curiosity, I’d like a comparison of this with other presidents.

[tflabo]

So the SRM is crying in their lattes that The Royal King didn't get to play more golf, swim more in the ocean nor slurp down more icy 'snowbamas' in the warm breezes. Tragedy that he has to return to DC so soon for dealing with the nation's bleating riff-raff. Cry me a river tropical ocean.

[sbMKE]

I’d be willing to bet the over a 40 rounds of golf for the year line.

[TornadoAlley3]

http://hnn.us/articles/202.html

[a fool in paradise]

The Roman Empire didn’t collapse in a day...

[tflabo]

The Bam has been playing more golf lately than Tiger Woods.
And in warm sunshine too. Paid for by all of us working chumps via Federal Tax extortions—the legalized organized crime syndicate in DC.

[Sacajaweau]

I know a lot of people who go on vacation but they’re always on call in this age of easy communication.

[a fool in paradise]

He's been on vacation since 1/20/09, I thinks that's a little longer than 11 days, IMHO.

That's because he spent 4 years RUNNING for president.

[Dixie Yooper]

Poor guy...oh well, back to the business of destroying America!

To think of all the money we were saving by paying for him to be on vacation...

[JoanneSD]

MO must of been shopping..as I did not see her in a lot of the photo shots of the One and the kids, she was out of sight except for a couple of photos.. Hawaii has lots of sleeveless clothes to show off those fabulous arms of hers,

[illiac]

Probably shopping at Kauai Tent and Awning.....

[toddausauras]

On one hand Obama likes to talk about how he faces the biggest challenges since “FDR”. Then he goes on a Hawaiin vacation, his second vacation in less than a year.

[KC_Conspirator]

Just think if a Republican was in office and the economy was in total shambles, do you think they would get away with: flying chefs into DC, spending on lavish parties, taking wife to NY for date, flying luau’s to DC, golfing nonstop, spending 4 grand a night for a hotel, decadent trips to the Hampton’s/Martha’s vineyard, etc.