Who Needs A Vacation?

Greg Gutfeld for NYC Mayor:

Record number of 47.8 million Americans on food stamps (an jncrease of over 1.3 million from just last year), unemployment rate hovering around 7.6%, national debt approaching 17 trillion, White House tours cancelled, several hundred thousand federal workers furloughed, cuts to staff at Walter Reed Hospital, Obamacare crashing under huge costs, Detroit goes bankrupt, Chicago hometown murder spree continues, wanted fugitive spy on the loose, Egypt and Syria in turmoil, Iran about to build nukes, interjects more racial commentary on Sunday. 

Solution - Take a much needed vacation! Obama takes family on yet another vacation. The 6th lavish just this year (not counting his "mini vacations")....

 

 

From the Vineyard Gazette:

The White House confirmed last week that the Obamas will travel to the Vineyard on August 10 and remain on Island until August 18. As in the past, no public events are scheduled during their stay.

The Obamas will rent a different house this year, since Blue Heron Farm, their previous summer vacation home, was sold to new owners in 2011.

Tom Wallace, the owner of Wallace and Co. Sotheby’s International in Edgartown who has handled summer rentals for the White House in the past, had no comment on where the president and First Family will stay. But sources told the Gazette that after a detailed exploration of several properties along the south shore from Edgartown to Chilmark, the likely location is a private home off South Road in Chilmark.

The home is owned by David Schulte, a summer resident. Built in 1961 and renovated about 10 years ago, the 5,000-square-foot contemporary-style home sits on a ridge overlooking Chilmark Pond and the Atlantic Ocean. The nine and a half acre property has access to Chilmark Pond.

The house has a private master suite with its own den, porch, outdoor shower, access to a gymnasium and his and her bathrooms. An open floor plan includes pond and ocean views from the living room, dining room and kitchen. An outside patio and screened dining room overlook an infinity pool. There are three guest bedrooms with baths. Additional amenities include a small basketball court and guest house....

.... Preparations are underway across the Island to ready electrical and communication systems for the president’s arrival. Additional cell phone towers have been installed around the Chilmark property where the family will stay. Chilmark executive secretary Tim Carroll said two Verizon cell on wheels mobile sites, or “cows,” are expected to arrive in Chilmark during the president’s stay.

Secret Service members are also involved in advance preparations at the Snail Road property and nearby locations. Peter Martell, owner of the Wesley Hotel in Oak Bluffs, said he has 70 rooms booked for Secret Service members and five reserved for the Transportation Security Agency (TSA).

For the vacation from Obama, I'm thinking about getting a copy of Mark Liebovich's new DC "inside-inside page-turner," recently trashed by Politico:

 

This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral -

Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital

Only $15 at Amazon.