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Posted on 12/17/2011 9:32:35 AM PST by Sub-Driver
President Obama's vacation cost is the buzz in Oahu
By BYRON TAU | 12/17/11 11:11 AM EST
With President Obama and his family headed to Hawaii for a long vacation, the Hawaii Reporter takes a look at the cost to taxpayers and concludes this year's trip is more expensive that previous trips:
[T]he advanced trip and the cost that comes with it – as much as $100,000 (flight and security) – adds to an already expensive vacation for the taxpayers.
Hawaii Reporter research shows the total cost for the President’s visit for taxpayers far exceeded $1.5 million in 2010 – but is even more costly this year because he extended his vacation by three days and the cost for Air Force One travel has jumped since last assessed in 2000. In addition, Hawaii Reporter was able to obtain more specifics about the executive expenditures.
The total cost (based on what is known) for the 17-day vacation roundtrip vacation to Hawaii for the President, his family and staff has climbed to more than $4 million.
Blogger Keith Koffler calculated that First Lady Michelle Obama's decision to leave a few days early without her husband will cost more than $100,000 -- a charge that the White House would not address directly in Friday's daily press briefing.
"I wanted to ask, isn’t it quite an extravagance -- four people to go in two jets to Hawaii -- particularly given the state of the economy, the state of the budget, and also given the directive that was just put out about limiting air travel by the administration?" one reporter asked Press Secretary Jay Carney.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Am I dreaming or isn’t the POTUS supposed to PAY out his own pocket for personal things? I guess we have to foot the bill for Bam Bam and Moochie because much to our peril, he’s still techically working? I sure hope they enjoy it because I pray that this will be among the last of these outrageous vacations for these two and the truth told, hundreds of their family, friends and supporters. On the subject, I hope PERKS will be discussed in the future. Not even the POTUS and the Congress deserve anything close to what they receive in taxpayer-funded fringe benefits! This country is NOT a monarchy........(yet). :(
Moochelle wants a couple of extra days with her Secret Service lover - and a few extra days away from Dumb0. I don’t blame her.
I do blame Dumb0 for making his Secret Service detail miss Christmas with their families in DC (which is why most Presidents who care stay in DC over Christmas) so he can lie on the beach on our dime. Low class scum.
How many times have they been back to their house in Chicago?
Correct me if I’m wrong... Reagan vacationed at his own ranch in CA. GHW Bush vacationed at his home in Kennebunkport, ME. BW Bush vacationed at his ranch in Crawford, TX.
Meanwhile... Clinton vacationed on Martha’s Vineyard and Obama vacations in Martha’s Vineyard, Hawaii, and many other exotic locations on our dimes and in ultra luxurious accommodations!
Did I miss something?
Not exactly. Royalty can trace its geneology with birth certificates and everything.
These people have a Third World dictator mentality - they loot the Colonial institutions of learning, law and largesse - for themselves.
How can a blind person be a Secret Service agent?
“Did I miss something?”
Additoinally, Carter vacationed on his peanut farm and Nixon was often Bebe Rebzo’s guest on Key Biscayne.
Don’t think for a minute that a Gingrich POTUS vacation would be any less extravagant. Platinum helmet-hair wife #3 is ultra high maintenance.
No wonder they get away with it - did you all read the comments in the article??? What a mindset!
“Third World dictator mentality”
“Great description of Zero...
It is probably worth it to get him away from Washington for a while.
Actually, they're more like...
ZERO has a stash why can’t he use that?
That’s assinine. You have NO idea of what they are like.
Good to see you again, RB! Hope you are well.
Regarding Nixon; He also had his home on the beach in San Clemente, he was known to walk the beach on occassions and talk to people.
Have a Merry Christmas!
In 1867 the reconstruction legislature of The State of Louisiana voted itself about $267,000 in Christmas hams.
“How can a blind person be a Secret Service agent?”
“Diversity” doncha know... it’s all the rage on the left.
Yep, it is the King and Queen. We peons don’t count.
Now that is just pure ignorance.
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