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Biden's One-Night Paris Hotel Tab: $585,000.50
Weekly Standard ^ | 3/22/2013 | Jeryl Bier

Posted on 03/22/2013 8:11:23 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever

As it turns out, Vice President Joe Biden's London stay in February was not the most expensive part of his trip. A government document released on February 14, 2013 shows that the contract for the Hotel Intercontinental Paris Le Grand came in at $585,000.50....

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; bidenhotel; bidenhotelbill; budget; governmentwaste
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To: Perdogg

The ambassador might not have had 136 rooms.

That’s right - 136 rooms.

Slow Joe has a big posse.


21 posted on 03/22/2013 8:37:06 AM PDT by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

I say we sequester his ass. Just put him on ice somewhere and trot him out only if Dear Leader ever assumes room temperature.


22 posted on 03/22/2013 8:38:31 AM PDT by csmusaret (America is more divided today , not because of the problems we face but because of Obama's solutions)
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To: PJ-Comix

His wife looks very high maintenance.


23 posted on 03/22/2013 8:42:55 AM PDT by surrey
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To: stars & stripes forever
The figure of $74,000 seems to be an exaggeration. Another figure that has been put out there is about one-fourth as large.

One vacation for Michelle costs more than keeping the White House open for tours for the whole two terms.

24 posted on 03/22/2013 8:51:54 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

One vacation for Michelle...

There should be a budget on how many vacations the President’s family should take. They have far exeeded the reasonable amount.

Did they ever check out PriceLine or Orbitz before they booked?


25 posted on 03/22/2013 9:04:47 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever ((Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!))
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To: stars & stripes forever

I just checked rates you can get a room /breakfast for two adults and a child for $550/night
1000x more? wow


26 posted on 03/22/2013 9:18:40 AM PDT by bt-99 ("Get off my Lawn")
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To: stars & stripes forever

Hope they paid in fake money printed by the Fed.


27 posted on 03/22/2013 9:20:18 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: stars & stripes forever
Liberal elites hate having everyday Americans walking through their DC palaces - the ones we've built for the lowlifes...

My recommendation?

We save money by NEVER building another fancy over-the-top building in DC. Let these puffed up jerks work in the same kind of buildings the rest of us work in... they're not royals or even impressive. For whatever reason, we're not electing the Jeffersons, Washingtons or Lincolns of our culture anymore... And we don't need to house the crap we are electing in beautiful buildings.

28 posted on 03/22/2013 9:21:58 AM PDT by GOPJ (DHS HAS secured: 1.6 BILLION bullets - 2.700 tanks and 35,000 drones ...to use on American soil...)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Maybe we need law requiring that all public servants have 5% of their travel costs deducted from their pay.


29 posted on 03/22/2013 9:22:51 AM PDT by polymuser ("We have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!" (HRC))
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To: polymuser

They make the laws, so it won’t happen.


30 posted on 03/22/2013 9:23:51 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Verginius Rufus
Lots of ways to save money on liberal elite extravagances... Let these puffed up jerks work in the same kind of buildings the rest of us work in... they're not royals or even impressive. For whatever reason, we're not electing the Jeffersons, Washingtons or Lincolns of our culture anymore... And we don't need to house the crap we are electing in beautiful buildings. (That excludes the White House - the White House should be maintained in beauty for as long as the country exists... )
31 posted on 03/22/2013 9:24:55 AM PDT by GOPJ (DHS HAS secured: 1.6 BILLION bullets - 2.700 tanks and 35,000 drones ...to use on American soil...)
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To: anoldafvet

Biden needs no security. He is such a light weight even Al-Quida wouldn’t waste their time.


32 posted on 03/22/2013 9:26:33 AM PDT by Lockbar (Quality Factory Loaded Ammunition ------- The New Gold)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Wonder what that odd 50 cents was for?


33 posted on 03/22/2013 9:27:56 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: stars & stripes forever

He learned from the best. Barry & Mooch.


34 posted on 03/22/2013 9:28:19 AM PDT by Old Yeller
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To: polymuser

Congress should set a Per Diem travel for official travel, and anything over that amount would come out of their own pocket. Also, travel by family members should be at the official’s expense. A spouse & children are not elected to represent America.

Let’s get back to the basics... OFFICIAL TRIPS ONLY.


35 posted on 03/22/2013 9:30:48 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever ((Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!))
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To: DoodleDawg

Wonder what that odd 50 cents was for?

THE TIP. Biden’s a Democrat.


36 posted on 03/22/2013 9:32:11 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever ((Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!))
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To: stars & stripes forever

lol!


37 posted on 03/22/2013 9:36:17 AM PDT by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: stars & stripes forever

That doesn’t even include the cost of flying him to Europe, providing ground transportation etc. Too bad the lame stream media doesn’t pick up on this hypocrisy.


38 posted on 03/22/2013 9:36:41 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: Oatka

Outstanding thought process & response.

Maybe, just maybe, this would then open the eyes and enrage the LoVo’s to say “hey . . . wait a minute, this isn’t right!”


39 posted on 03/22/2013 9:51:05 AM PDT by rhubarbk (Proud Member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 1968-1969)
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To: PJ-Comix
How many days could the White House public tours be open for the price of Biden’s exorbitant hotel bills in Paris and London?

The annual cost of keeping the White House open for tours is $3,700,000, or about $10,000 per day.

So for the cost of this moron's hotel bill in Paris alone we could keep the White House open to the People for nearly 2 months.

40 posted on 03/22/2013 10:44:05 AM PDT by Jeff Winston
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