President Obama to stay in D.C. while Michelle Obama, daughters head to Hawaii

The Washington Post ^ | 12/15/2011 | David Nakamura

[skimbell]

First lady Michelle Obama and first daughters Sasha and Malia are headed to Hono­lulu on Friday for a 17-day vacation — without the president.

At least for now...

[Kahuna]

“She has to be the “Big Cheese” on every flight.
Or in this case, “The Big Kahuna”. “

I resemble that remark!

[silverleaf]

The strain of being first-lady nice to all those white people all the time is killer.

Now add in the exhaustion of her 122-member staff ordering all those school kids to do jumpin’ jacks and showing up at one photo op so she could get a Guinness world records

Bring on the lobsta and mai-tai’s, mama need to par-tay.

(notice how moochelle disappears when she is in Hawaii...no trips to the aquarium or shave ice for the kids until Barky hops down the steps of AF One)

[proud American in Canada]

I hear she takes a certain special secret service agent with her...

I hear that, too. Well, I read it. :)

[6SJ7]

She has to be the "Big Cheese" on every flight. Or in this case, "The Big Kahuna".

Mmm-mmmm. That is a tasty burger. Vincent, ever have a Big Kahuna Burger?

[Georgia Girl 2]

God forbid they should deprive themselves for the good of the country and go to Camp David for Christmas. Most of us would kill to go to a great place like Camp David for 17 days. Or for that matter spend the holidays in the White House with 30 Christmas trees and a whole staff of chefs cooking up yummy food and a great wine cellar and all that homemade beer and a movie theatre, pool and bowling alley and putting green.

[libstripper]

It’s a lot worse than being love with the trappings of power. It’s intentionally showing absolute, deliberate contempt for the entire American people. If she wanted to go early and show real respect, she’d have taken adequate security and flown first class in her own dime. By forcing millions of her fellow citizens to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a private joy ride on a government owned 757, she deliberately rubs every American’s face in the pile of communist shit and the Illegal have created, demonstrating their absolute ability to violate, with impunity, the most minimal, reasonable standards of legitimacy and propriety

[radioone]

Only 56 degrees today, so to cold for another “18”. Maybe a few hoops?? Gotta do something.....

[jtal]

Hey she knows the taxpayer funded boondoggles end in less than a year, so she’s going to make the most of the time she has left.

Watch for a big spike in “goodwill trips” to exotic destinations next year.

[Clintons Are White Trash]

She has a lot to do before the big day!

[ml/nj]

Yesterday's news

ML/NJ

[Redleg Duke]

December is traditionally a problematical month for Oahu.

[Foolsgold]

The military jet flight alone is priced at more than $60,000, according to government estimates. But that’s only the beginning. The additional cargo flight that often accompanies the first lady on such a trip must also be paid for, as well as the limos and other accoutrements it will contain.

As she will be separated from the presidential security bubble, Michelle will require her own entourage of Secret Service protection, in addition to the staffers who will be leaving early to go to Hawaii with her.

[Old Sarge]

I hear she takes a certain special secret service agent with her...

DING DING DING the WINNAH!

[hal ogen]

All of you peons need to stop complaining about those “above” you (your betters). Shut your pie holes, get to work (if you are fortunate to have a job) and pay your taxes. Move along...there is nothing to see here, Citizen.

[X-spurt]

With nobama’s boy toy Reggie about to depart, “they” needed a week or ten days to say goodbye at the Whiteyhut without a wookie and the girls getting in the way. Anyway the indo-kenyan will be having another vacation coming in February in Hawaii.