I have no problems with critical examination of Presidential expenditures. But, I do think hypocritical pettiness is unhelpful. Yes, Laura Bush took vacations. And yes, some of those vacations happened during the recession years between 2001-2003. You can do a simple google search and find her vacations to Mammoth Lakes near Yosemite and to a resort lodge in Washington in 2003. And, those were straight vacations. Laura, like every First Lady before her (and after), also managed to work in some R&R during "official" visits to foreign locales.
This isn't a scam that was crafted by the Obamas, nor will it be a scam that ends with them.
The article appeared in a UK paper — people are noticing the hypocrisy — THIS is the point. Obama is telling us to sacrifice, while they are splurging.
President Bush gave up golf after 9-11-2001, so he wouldn’t appear frivolous. The Obama’s have no such concern, they have no problem with hypocrisy.
Ok, explain this one. Yesterday morning, with Sasha in Vail, CO, Dear Reader (while there was social unrest in Madistan, WI, two Iranian warships zipping towards the Suez Canal, and his administration being held in Contempt of Court over his Gulf drilling moratorium) took a 15 car convoy to the northern Virginia suburbs, to coach his ‘skiing’ daughter’s elementary school basketball team.
Hundreds of LEOs (from Secret Service down to local PDs) had to mobilize for the trip to happen. Thousands of Americans had to be inconvenienced as both road and air traffic was rerouted...so that Barry could pretend to be a big time basketball expert.
Their excess and self indulgence know no bounds.
The “scam” is obama has said people may have to make sacrifices including giving up vacations.
If you don’t get that nothing anyone can say will help you see what you don’t want to
I don't recall referring it to as a "scam."
As should be patently obvious to even a casual observer, Obama is a creature to whom image is everything. His careful crafting of himself as a messiah is the essence of the arrogant SOB. When it comes to image, nothing happens by accident with him.
He figuratively and literally extends his middle finger to his great unwashed detractors at every opportunity.
Rather than remove themselves to safety during the London blitz in WWII, the British royal family chose to stay in London and thus earned the undying respect of the Brits.
This classless Great Mistake doesn't even rise to the level of a loyal family dog.