Reply #51: It's not that big, really. The house is huge, but the private areas

[MADem]

aren't particularly massive. A bit of a gilded cage.

There is Camp David, but it's kind of icky when the weather gets drab.

It's not like he's gallivanting off, after all. He's going to his home state, the place where he spent childhood Xmases, for some family time.

If he grew up in Indiana or Alabama, no one would accuse him of scampering off for amusement--they'd say "Oh, he's taking the kids to his home state for the holidays."

If his track record holds, he won't get much of a vacation. It always seems to hit the fan when he tries to get any relaxation time.