[Gen.Blather]

This is an accounting trick. It assumes that if the president hadn’t done (fill in the blank) that no costs would have been incurred. However, the people being paid are on the job no matter where the president is. So, much of the costs beyond fuel and wear and tear are irrelevant.

[Bernard]

This is an accounting trick.

Specifically, cost accounting. "What do you want the number to be?"

[JayGalt]

It assumes that if the president hadn’t done (fill in the blank) that no costs would have been incurred. However, the people being paid are on the job no matter where the president is.

Exactly.

[mad_as_he$$]

Excellent point.

[Thank You Rush]

“”However, the people being paid are on the job no matter where the president is.””

Including the president. That’s something the press never CARED to acknowledge with all the hullabaloo when GWB went to the ranch or RR went to his ranch. Couldn’t say that when obozo went to his home in Chicago as he never wanted to go to his home in Chicago. It wasn’t nearly as exciting as hobnobbing with the upper crust of society! Same with the Clintons - except at the time, they didn’t have a home except the WH....