Many are by now familiar with the acronym which is today's title. "It's OK If You're A Republican".
This came to mind as I read that the Obamas were on Martha's Vineyard for their annual vacation.
The annual event sure to bring out snide comments from right wing bloggers and pundits. The occasional letter to the editor complaining about our "supreme leader" and the "goof-off in chief" off vacationing again on our dime while the country is still in a mess, deficit, gas prices, troops in the field, terror alerts, unemployment, the IRS, Benghazi, socialism, Sharia law, did I mention Benghazi?
They score extra points with their buddies if they can work in the words "lazy" and "shiftless" into their diatribe. (Did I mention that this President is black?)
Of course back in reality-land I noticed this statistic courtesy of Mark Knoller, White House correspondent for CBS News:
at this point in his Presidency (4 1/2 years) President Obama has taken 14 vacation trips for a total of 92 days.
At the same point:
George W Bush: 50 visits to his Texas ranch for vacations totaling 323 days
Bill Clinton: 11 vacation trips for 84 days total
Ronald Reagan: 29 visits to his ranch for 180 days total
And we all remember how much conservative pundits, bloggers, etc complained about all that time Bush was taking off at taxpayer expense and all the support staff and transportation costs. Cue the crickets.