According to this Newsweek article about the blackout:
Across the country in San Diego, President George W. Bush was on brief respite from his monthlong Crawford, Texas, vacation, lunching with troops at the Marine Air Corps Station in Miramar before heading to a fund-raising dinner.
"Respite" from his vacation? WTF? I had to look up the word to be sure I wasn't imagining things. Sure enough, the top definition over at Dictionary.com is "A usually short interval of rest or relief". He is taking a break from taking a break. And while he's on this vacation2 he's out begging for money so that he can keep this job that's apparently so stressful he needs multi-layered vacations.
Posted by Jason at August 21, 2003 12:39 PM