Obama can't do shit without congress, so until congress actually starts respecting the checks and balances, I really cant see Obama being on vacation as the issue. Right now congress as a whole is acting like this- "Oh, republicans proposed it, fuck that!" and "Obamas a nazi, nope, cant vote for that!" both sides are just plain unacceptable. Washington needs a massive update of people, and a better mixture of parties that reflect more views. A lot of this could be avoided if there were were 8 or 9 different parties, instead of just 2. There would be more grey area where shit could actually get done.
Now I need to go take everyones karma, because thats how NS politics works. FUCK YAH 'MERICA.