Just when you think you've heard everything, the truth changes! According to White House spokesman, David Almacy, http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~3023550,00.html "the reason that Bush is in Crawford, Texas, is due to the renovation of the West Wing of the White House."
"He's operating on a full schedule; he's just doing it from the ranch instead of from the White House,' Almacy said. "The only week he had officially off was this last week.'
Oh. What about this? http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/08/06/bush.crawford/
http://www.detnews.com/2005/politics/0508/04/A03-269678.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/02/AR2005080201703_pf.html