US and the World

Hard work - you gotta love it

The 'Hard Work' Issue Isn't Taking a Holiday (washingtonpost.com)

During the debate Bush kept saying how "hard" the job was. Remember, this is the guy who has spent 40% of his presidency on vacation and was at his ranch when the August 6 memo warning of a terrorist attack was put before him.

"Saturday Night Live," which gave Al Gore a world of hurt in 2000 by lampooning his sighs during a debate, opened its new season with a skit in which a Bush impersonator lamented: "Frankly, I don't know why my opponent wants this job, because it's hard!"

"So your plan is to crush terrorism by coming in on Saturdays?" asked the character playing moderator Jim Lehrer.

The Bush character replied, with reluctance: "If that's what it takes."