throw a few hundred more taxpayers on the fire... feh
Posted on 03/22/2013 2:52:03 PM PDT by Justaham
Paris may be known as the City of Light, but that title certainly doesn’t mean that visitors are light on spending as Vice President Joe Biden’s one day trip cost taxpayers more than half a million dollars.
When Mr Biden and his hefty entourage stayed in Paris for an evening in early February and it cost $585,000.50 for that single night.
The Vice President likely rented out more than 100 rooms in the Hotel Intercontinental Paris Le Grand, though they must not have gotten a group discount rate.
The price was reported by The Weekly Standard after they discovered the official contract filing online, showing how much the government paid for the hotel bill.
Few details were revealed about the five-star stay, but the Intercontinental reportedly has a promotion where if guests ‘find a lower price elsewhere and your first night is free.’
That must not have applied to Mr Biden and his security detail, however, because it would have been far less costly for tax payers if their one-night bill was taken care of.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Our tax dollars at work. $6 million Hawaii vacations for the scums in the WH and this guy. No wonder we are 17 trillion in the hole. Hello Greece. Hello Spain. Hello Cyprus. We are right there with ya.
He should have called the Priceline Negotiator.
throw a few hundred more taxpayers on the fire... feh
Biden's $459,388.65 Hotel Bill
"Due to obvious security concerns, such contracts are not open to the competitive bidding normally required on government contracts. The accompanying document justifying the "sole source" contract notes that the vice president's group required "approximately 136 hotel rooms for 893 room nights." Based on these figures and the total contract price, each hotel room at the five star hotel cost the U.S. government about $500 per night.<"p> 893 room nights???
THAT’S WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE OLD LIEING DUMBASS. he isn’t worth it nor are the obozos. These effing people think they’re royalty the way they waste our money!
I thought what happens in Paris, stays in Paris.
Moochell probably spends that much every week.
How much did her India extravaganza cost us?
This administration is out of control and disgusting.
Heaven help America.
My understanding is that when these people travel, we have to pick up the tab for the whole floor the bat$hit crazy dumba$$ is staying as well as the complete floors above and below. Regardless of whether anybody needs the rooms or not. They want a buffer and we pay for it.
Another thread if anyone is interested in reading the comments thereon:
Biden’s One-Night Paris Hotel Tab: $585,000.50
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2999631/posts
Kids should be denied school visits to the White House - someone has to sacrifice so Biden can be an assh*le elitist... Same with airport control towers being shut down.
Forgot - Obama has golf trips scheduled too - those can cost a pretty penny.
It was going to be $1,000,000 but he had to cut back because of Sequester.
Price included the chicks.
The US Embassy already booked?
Yes, I stayed at a La Quinta last night. 55 dollars, but I am on a “budget”.
A 136 stayed for a week in Paris for a one day event.
Nice work if you can get it.
Wait a minute, London or Paris?
“136 stayed for a week in Paris for a one day event.”
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That about roughly sums it up. Each room per day appx $500.
But contract is worded “136 hotel rooms for 893 room nights.”
Those calculations were for London, but I assume Paris was similar.
Some excuses made in this article, but no real explanations.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2999892/posts
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