I don’t understand why this is SUCH A BIG STORY except to make one more mundane thing BUSH’S FAULT.
What’s wrong with a public school? I thought he was against anything privately owned.
Technically, he’s not President-elect yet.
I read through some of the comments.
Guess I don’t see the “Change” that the Obamessiah prophesized - all I see are a bunch of liberal twits trying to use any excuse to portray George and Laura Bush in a bad light, incensed becuase only 95% of the requests of “The One” have been quickly and efficiently fulfilled by the outgoing administration.
I swear, they’re worse than babies.
Liberals are elitists...have been since the days of FDR. They peer down at the rest of us from their mountain top and make their sanctimonious judgments. Wish they'd just leave me along.
Along the same lines his first post-election meeting in the White House showed his lack of understanding for what the position entails.
He was scoping out the bedrooms for his kids. My kids are my most treasured gift from God. However wouldn’t it be nice if the President were more interested in running the country and protecting all Americans than scoping out his kids new bedrooms?
I can just imagine the press response if President Bush would have asked to move into Blair house 2 weeks early on Clinton.
Speaking of Clinton, his house is secure. Why doesn’t ObiONE move in with him for 2 weeks.
Barry has been a U.S. Senator for almost two years, and the family doesn’t already have any accommodations in Washington? Where did he stay when he was in Washington for Senate business?
The hypocrisy of one of the comments after the article was mind-numbing. “ ... children are fairgame for Republicans?”
Somehow they seem to have forgotten Trig Palin very quickly.
“I noticed that President Elect Obama has decided to send the kids to a $30,000 a year private school.”
Ah, but the NYT blog politely omits the cost ... just names the school. If it were a Republican, they’d have touted out the cost and embelished it some to make him look bad.
Old news. This came out a couple of weeks ago when they selected this school over the very good District public school system. /sarcasm
I’m sure Hillary would rent out her DC digs. Maybe Michelle should give her a call.
using 2007 rates for married filing jointly
wages, salaries, tips 400,000.00 taxable interest 0.00 unemployment income 0.00 total income 400,000.00 standard deduction 10,700.00 deduction for exemptions 2,267.00 taxable income 387,033.00 top federal tax rate 35.0% social security 7.5% district of columbia top rate 8.5% -- total tax rate 51.0% total tax due 197,386.83 monthly tax 16,448.90 monthly gross 33,333.33 monthly net 16,884.43 expenses private school for 2 monthly 5,000.00 mortgage ($1.32m @ 5.625%) 7,598.66 maximum monthly savings 4,285.77 maximum yearly savings 51,429.24
with only $4,285 per month left... does anyone know what other expenses he might have? cars? insurance? bills on the home in chicago? it'd be interesting if we could widdle this down to negative numbers, considering we are handing over the financial reins to someone that might be upside down on their own bills
meanwhile, why does the POTUS get such a high salary yet gets all expenses paid? no CEOs get such a perk. at such a high salary, shouldn't the POTUS pay for something? how about at least his health insurance like the rest of us? food bill?
I have it from a good source who talked to the White House gardener that the Obamas first asked to move into the White House immediately since there were a couple of unoccupied bedrooms in the family quarters.
The Obamas have no friends in DC with a guest room or 2?
Warren Buffet won’t book them an entire top floor of a local hotel?
(crickets)
Maybe they should spend two weeks at one of the DC homeless shelters, see how the folks live...
It’s a Christmas theme....Turn away at the Inn.
This is a non-story by the NYTimes. The Obamas can well afford to rent an apartment or hotel for a few weeks.
One phone call to Penny Pritzker and The Anointed One and his entourage can stay in the top floor of any DC area Hyatt property from now until January 20th.Problem solved.
The his illegal immigrant aunt can move out of public housing in Boston that we are paying for into the Chicago mansion that Tony Rezko helped pay for. Since she’ll never be deported at least she won’t be on our dime anymore.
As for the Blair House, good for them. We are going to have show Hussein and his feeble minded minions a lot of brass ones from now on, otherwise our country is history.
Surely they can afford 10 nights at a Holiday Inn Express. Are the Obamas that broke?
I believe there is a place in DC that promises to leave the light on for ‘em.