I think that for a job where you're on call 24/7, required to be polite 95% of your waking day, and responsible for juggling enormously complex problems simultaneously, it's not unreasonable. It's not out of line what the CEO of a major company makes, and is, in fact, less.
I do wish he would stop taking month-long vacations, but even presidential vacations are just the same work in a different location.
The pre-qualifications to be President are pretty steep -- you pretty much have to have climbed the political ladder to either senator or governor, and that takes immense amounts of sweat.
Do I think GW is performing as capably as I want Presidents to? No. But I wasn't upset about paying Clinton that much.
As for the expense allowance, it doesn't take many diplomat-level suits to spend that kind of money.
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Date: 2005-02-09 09:46 pm (UTC)I do wish he would stop taking month-long vacations, but even presidential vacations are just the same work in a different location.
The pre-qualifications to be President are pretty steep -- you pretty much have to have climbed the political ladder to either senator or governor, and that takes immense amounts of sweat.
Do I think GW is performing as capably as I want Presidents to? No. But I wasn't upset about paying Clinton that much.
As for the expense allowance, it doesn't take many diplomat-level suits to spend that kind of money.