  I forget which entertainment personality it was who said it, but I remember thinking one of the best comments during the 2000 campaign was, "I just think the president should be someone smarter than me. " You could carry this on now to say it should be someone who works harder than me, too. The saddest thing is, I truly wish this type of work schedule was the standard or at least model for Americans. Instead, our culture values hard work in the office over time with the family, or restoring the body. That Bush is a lucky SOB. urlLink Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | President spends 40% of time out of the office : "President George Bush has spent more than 40% of his presidency at one of his three retreats, sparking criticism from Democrats that he is not taking his job seriously at a crucial time in US history. Mr Bush was on his 33rd visit to his ranch in Crawford, Texas, at the Easter weekend, where he has spent 233 days or almost eight months since his inauguration, according to a tally by CBS news.
Add his 78 visits to Camp David and five to Kennebunkport, Maine, and he has spent all or part of 500 days out of the office while in office. Mr Bush was at his ranch on August 6 2001 as part of a month-long holiday when he received the briefing warning of Osama bin Laden's determination to attack the US, which has become a focal point of the 9/11 commission of inquiry.
On Thursday the president watched his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, give her testimony on television, then toured his ranch with the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, before giving an interview to Ladies Home Journal. Regardless of what is going on in the world Mr Bush is usually in bed by 10pm and wakes at 6am. As governor of Texas he would be in work by 8.30am and out by 5.30pm. In between was a 90-minute to two-hour break for exercise or a nap.
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