thinkprogress.org - 8/13/2008
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Yesterday, President Bush criticized Congress for taking a “ five-week vacation ” without voting on offshore oil drilling, despite the fact that he spent this week at the Olympics (while Russia and Georgia went to war). Today, Dana Perino announced that after a “day or two” delay because of the war, Bush will spend two weeks at his ranch in Crawford, TX:
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... still appears to be an active war zone. And about five minutes later the Pentagon said he didn’t know what he was talking about…. John McCain says he’s talking to Saakashvili every day. What’s he telling him? Is he confusing the situation?”
* The gunman who shot the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party died after his confrontation with police.
* One day after criticizing Congress for not being in session, Bush left for his ranch for a two-week vacation.
* Cindy McCain was briefly taken to a Michigan hospital ...
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'"Congress should come back from its vacation," says Bush, as he heads for Crawford after a gruelling trip to the Olympics'-- from fark.com, actual story here.
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