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it didn't get any better for George W. Bush.
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He couldn't get his judges appointed;
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he had trouble getting his legislation passed;
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and he lost Republican control of the Senate.
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His approval ratings in the polls began to sink.
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He was already beginning to look
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like a lame duck President.
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With everything going wrong
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he did what any of us would do --
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he went on vacation.
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In his first eight months in office
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before September 11th,
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George W. Bush was on vacation,
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according to the Washington Post,
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forty-two percent of the time.
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I hit every shot good;
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people would say I wasn't working.
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It was not surprising
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that Mr. Bush needed some time off.
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Being President is hard work.
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Many folks say you're loafing here in Texas,
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that you're taking too long of a vacation.
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They don't understand the definition of work.
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I'm getting a lot done.
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Secondly, you don't have to be
in Washington to work.
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It's amazing what can happen with telephones,
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faxes, and...
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What are you doing the rest of the day?
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Uh, Karen Hughes is comin' over,
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we're workin' on some things.
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And uh, she'll be over here,
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we're workin' on these things.
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These matters.
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I'm workin' on some initiatives.
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We're uh...
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you'll see.
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There'll be some decisions
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I'm gonna make while I'm here
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and we'll be announcing them as time goes on.
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The first I met him he had
some good advice for me.
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Governor Bush, it's Michael Moore.
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Behave yourself will ya;
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go find real work.
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And work was something he knew a lot about.