Obama and family at Mount Desert Island , Illinois , for his days . Stanzel was in Crawford with Bush for a number of crises that could not have been planned for , like the conviction of Saddam Hussein , the death of President Ford and the assassination of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto . Obama criticizing GOP for vacationing during environmental disaster . Democratic strategist says criticism is `` galling , '' considering Paul Begala 's frequent trips . `` The president is the president wherever he is , '' Paul Begala says .
Obama and family at Mount Desert Island , Illinois , for his days . Obama criticizing GOP for vacationing during environmental disaster . Democratic strategist says criticism is `` galling , '' considering Paul Begala 's frequent trips . `` The president is the president wherever he is , '' Paul Begala says .