Posted on 12/04/2012 1:08:05 PM PST by IbJensen
So, what does the president of the United States do to set a good example as the country faces a looming financial meltdown? He keeps spending and spending. For this Christmas season, not only did Obama call for significantly more Christmas trees in the White House than last year, but he's also getting ready for a $4 million vacation to Hawaii.
As reported by Investors Business Daily, taxpayers will be paying for 54 Christmas trees this year which will adorn the White House. That's a 50% increase in trees over last year.
Amazing how a reelection can reshape an incumbent's thinking about many things. Now safely ensconced in the White House for 49 more months, the Obamas have decorated the place with 54 Christmas trees this year.
Even allowing for the usual Washington excesses with taxpayer money, that's a whole grove of Christmas trees.
"We have 54 trees in the White House," an excited Michelle Obama proudly told visitors the other day. "54! That's a lot of trees."
But that's not all. That's just decorations. The Obamas are also getting ready for their Christmas vacation to Hawaii. It's a vacation that will cost taxpayers $4 million.
From The Washington Times:
The prospect of pitching over the federal "fiscal cliff" isn't stopping the White House from moving forward with President Obama's year-end Hawaii vacation plans.
Even as Republicans and Democrats report minimal progress so far in talks to meet a deadline to avoid sharp tax hikes and spending cuts, the White House was moving forward with the first family's and friends' $4 million vacation to Mr. Obama's native state.
Residents living near the beachfront homes in Kailua where President Obama has vacationed every year since 2008 received alerts this week about the restrictions and expected travel disruptions associated with the president and first family's visit, according to a story in the Hawaii Reporter.
Apparently, a bunch of extra Christmas trees and a $4 million vacation are no big deal to a president who has run up more debt than any other in history. How about setting a good example, Mr. President?
This whole term will be nothing but spending by him and Chewbacca. Plus he will be globe trotting to set up deals and speaking engagements to sustain him for life when he is no longer Prez. He cares not a damn what happens to the country as long as his needs are met.
Impeach this psycopath! He's killing us!
We should demand his immediate resignation and return to constitutional government.
Obama hates and doesn’t even recognize Christmas, but he’s doing this just out of spite.
And the fraud won't be there!
The no good SOB should be put up in front of a firing squad.
This is the end of America and the fools who voted for him are too ignorant to even be allowed to cast a ballot.
The republicans should be screaming this from the rooftops, but they are a bunch of wimps.
....and the fraud is a muslim psycopath.
How many Americans had to work their whole lives to pay in income tax the $4 million dollars for the Obamas to go on vacation?
To be fair: I am sure these are “Holiday Trees,” not Christmas Trees.
Dictator: “All for me, not for thee!”
you better not work.
you better not try.
you better not earn.
I’m telling you why.
Obama Claus is coming to town.
He sees you when you’re building.
he wants what you all make.
he’ll tell the 47 per cent.
that being rich is a mistake.
oh you better not work.
you better not try.
you better not earn.
I’m telling you why.
Obama Claus is coming to town.
he’ll tell you to be thankful.
to bow down and give thanks.
or he’ll send you to a FEMA camp.
to get your thinking “straight”.
oh you better not work.
you better not try.
you better not earn.
I’m telling you why.
Obama Claus is coming to town.
he’ll give you a free cell phone.
say Obamacare is great.
he’ll tell you being a success.
is something you should hate.
oh you better not work.
you better not try.
you better not earn.
I’m telling you why.
Obama Claus is coooming tooo tooown!
We've already decided there will be no gift giving here this year.
Do you think they put up even one menorah?
Yep, Whitey is going to pay for Christmas and Whitey is going to love it!
Hell no. Bronco Bama hates Jews as much as he despises Christians.
That is the AWESOME!!!!!
I found it in a comment on the article over at IBD.
I printed it out. Bringing it to work tomorrow and will sing it to my boss.
He’s white, a successful small business owner and a jooooo! We had a talk about that yesterday. I said what I just stated, we were talking about how I’m still bummed out about the election.
He said “you know what Jeanie, I’m proud to be everyone of those things”. He said he’s formulating a plan, that we’ll be okay.
Bummed out isn’t correct. Perhaps shaken to my core is more proper.
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