Hi all,
Just popping in for a minute or 2 today. Girlene, I really appreciate and love your recaps of the Sunday show discussions! I don’t listen to/watch most of them, so it’s great to have your recaps. You also have great insight and posts.
I did want to add to your comment: “I kept waiting for someone to say, hey, how about obama take less trips, have less man dates with Republicans using a 20 vehicle caravan to go a couple of blocks, to save enough money to allow SS to be available for White House tours.”
Rep Louie Gohmert (R-TX) (BTW - I really like him) introduced an amendment to the CR that would not provide the White House with any taxpayer funds to transport President Barack Obama to and from any golf course until they resume White House public tours.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2993959/posts
Further, it was determined by ‘someone’ that it costs $74K/week for the WH tours (IIRC it was because of the Secret Service staff - though are they going to lay-off those staff?) Others have said the WH tours were run mostly by volunteers and audio headsets and it only cost about $18k/week). At any rate, Eric Bolling (FNC - The Five and Fox Business) and Sean Hannity mentioned a few times last week that they would personally put up $74k each to keep the WH tours open for the kids during Spring Break.
Lastly, I’ve heard several Republicans come out this week and said that Obummer had other choices he could have made and by him deciding to do this, makes him look petty and trying to hit Americans where it hurts (there was a memo from a Dept Head to one of the branch offfices (NC, IIRC), that said when making cuts, do it where it makes most harm and don’t go against their meme (paraphrasing).
I did hear 1 or 2 mention why did Obummer spend all the money and need a 20-car parade to go to dinner w the Pubs - why didn’t he invite them to the WH - we’re already paying for the chef, etc.