Any ideas where the Obamas will vacation? They don't have a "ranch"..

[SoCalDem]

I'm guessing they will be partial to Camp David. Their Chicago home will not be much of a quiet haven for them, and it would be a Secret Service nightmare.

Hawaii's a bit far away (in case of an emergency, he WOULD come back in a hurry)

Camp David may be the only safe place for them to "get away" to..


I also think he will not take August "off" ever year :)

[Chipper Chat]

1. There are some pretty remote areas in Hawaii.

He and Michelle could easily hide for a coupla weeks in Kauai.

[SoCalDem]

3. As a "regular" place that would be pretty far away.. I'm thinking flying time

He striked me as the type who would want to be close enough to get back in a hurry, if something big happened...not like someone we know:)

[lapfog_1]

6. Get back for what? In person meetings?

The White House is wherever the President is.

Unlike the shrub, this guy will be working on any vacation, time zone differences won't mean that much to him.

Michelle will have to take his barackberry away and force him to relax a little bit. I think he will always find peace and relaxation in Hawaii. Even more so than Camp David.

[dysfunctional press]

19. it's still the u.s. of a...and i'm pretty sure airforce 1 can even make it there.

:eyes:

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Perhaps Hawaii?

He'd get the award for the Most-Western WH in history.;)

[elleng]

4. Depends on kind of 'vacations' they want.

They've gone to Hawaii every year, I think, with Chicago friends joining them. Chicago friends have promised to spend time in DC to be available to help keeping him 'normal.'

Camp David always sounds good to me, but don't know what they'd like; they ARE city folks, after all.

[SoCalDem]

5. His safety is so precarious now, I'd want total seclusion , if I were Michelle

There are some real crazies around, and we need this guy to stay healthy and in charge..:) The nights on the town in the city, may be off limits for a while..

[elleng]

7. I feel that way about his safety,

but somehow I don't see him as 'hiding away.' I actually expect them to have dinner 'out' in DC from time to time, and maybe take the girls out too.

[bdamomma]

24. well the way they walked down Pennsylvania Ave, he has the courage

to get out there, but when I saw that I said Please get in the car!! I want him to stay safe.:loveya:

[ProfessorGAC]

8. With Two El-Ed Children. . .

. . .they probably won't be taking such frequent vacations. They seem the type of parents who would avoid pulling the kids out of school too often. So, maybe weekends at Camp David, and perhaps Hawaii in summer and maybe home to Chicago at Christmas. (They do still have a nice house there!)

So, i don't think they need a "ranch". Obama's not going to be on vacation 4 months a year.
GAC

[SoCalDem]

9. Those two are NOT "ranch-folk"

:rofl:

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Far Too Urbane For That

Aren't they?

That's what happens when one goes to college and actually pays attention! (Hear that Georgie?)
GAC

[XemaSab]

13. Grandma's going to be living in the White House with them

so they may occasionally take off without the kids. :shrug:

[ProfessorGAC]

20. Really?

I don't remember hearing that. That could be.
GAC

[FloridaJudy]

11. Truman had a "White House" in Key West

Which in terms of the fastest transportation available at the time was as least as "remote" as Hawaii. Truman also didn't have the Internet available to gather information quickly and get it back out to those needing it just as fast.

So Hawaii might be quite feasible as a place to relax and recover from the stresses of the hardest job in the world. I don't expect Obama to hang out there if a crisis looks like it might be looming - or to take nearly as many vacation days as Chimpy did.

[underpants]

12. Oprah owns about half of Wyoming

:shrug:

The part that Ted Turner doesn't own

Tiger Woods has a nice place down in Florida ( he bought it for $7 Million or so and then tore down the house to build HIS house on the lot)

[SoCalDem]

14. Dave Letterman has a big place in Montana..so does Demi Moore

so if they want to hang out with buffalo, they're set:)

I think there are enough celebs rooting for him, to have more vacation spots available, than they could ever use:)

[underpants]

15. Richard Branson has his own island

I don't know if Branson is an Obama guy (probably is) but that would be cool

of course Branson owns his own island for several reasons ........ :smoke:

[cali]

16. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them on Martha's Vinyard this summer.

[tinymontgomery]

17. You mean he hasn't started his vacation yet?

I thought all presidents took as many days off as * did?
:sarcasm:

[bluestateguy]

18. Are they going to Camp David this weekend?

I think they'll just go to Chicago for short vacations, and maybe Hawaii for the holidays.

[KharmaTrain]

21. They're Very Welcome Here In Chicago...

The Hyde Park neighborhood is a remarkably vibrant yet private area. It's home to the University of Chicago...and started as a suburb of the city. It's a very unique place...and one that offers more privacy than you'd imagine. If needs be, there are plenty of estates and "McMansions" on the market in the suburbs...I'll bet the government could get a nice deal right now.

I don't see President Obama as being a vacation person...especially at this time. I do see him as one who can unplug...head out for a nice dinner or go to a ballgame or some other diversion to clear the braincells a bit.

[applegrove]

22. I think it will be Hawaii whenever there is an extended vacation. Camp David on the weekends.

[RT Atlanta]

23. Necker Island

we need to cozy up to Richard Branson.

http://www.neckerisland.com/

[bdamomma]

25. I don't at this point he is too concerned about vacations

he has alot of work to do.