I feel like you can say this about many politicians. A lot of the work of politics isn’t done in the Capitol building, it’s done on vacation with your favorite senator’s family.

Plus the Vice Presidency is a ceremonial job.

Probably about the same amount that you do, it’s just you don’t have media following you around everywhere reporting your every step.

If he is on vacation, he can do less damage

  * family ski trip to Vermont in March
  * family trip to Disneyland in July
  * family kayak trip in Ohio last week (on his 41st birthday)
  * currently on a 10 day visit with family to the UK

The total is about 18 days of vacation in 201 days in office. That's more vacation that I get. Is it high for politicians?

Seems pretty normal amount from many western countries / EU perspective though. A quite standard 30 days paid time off could go like:

- Christmas to New year off (~3-5 days PTO + public holidays paid)

- Winter holiday in Feb/March (5 days PTO)

- Maybe a week off around Easter or Ascension day (4 days PTO + public holiday paid)

- 3 weeks off in the summer (15 days PTO)

- A long weekend in the autumn (1 day PTO) or a week if you didn't take a week off in the spring

-> 30 days PTO total

Conservatives famously advocate for similar policies here in the US.

When you think about what they do for a "job" can one really say if they are on vacation or not?