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LeilaniMP

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Obama Returns to Hawaii at an Added Cost of Over $3 Million
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2013/01/02/obama-returns-hawaii-added-cost-3-million/

Air Force One is known to cost about $180,000 an hour to fly. Based on an estimated 18 hours roundtrip flying time for the jet between Washington and Honolulu, the travel cost alone of Obama’s decision to return to Hawaii amounts to around $3.24 million. And that doesn’t include the price tag for the massive security operation required to move the president or the cost of the cargo plane that follows Air Force One around.

A $7,000,000.00+ vacation on our dime.
 
Who does he think he is? The President or something?!?!?!?


BTW, isn't he returning to sign a bill that will prevent the country from going into a massive recession?!?!?!? Hmmmph....like THAT's important!
 
Bush spent 1/3 of his Presidency on vacation or retreat after starting two wars. I'll bet your typing fingers had blisters then, eh?

(Vacation = screwing the pooch in Texas. Retreat = screwing the pooch at Camp David.)

Oh, wait. Y'all continuously reminded us that he was always at work no matter where he was.

Now back to Benghazi....
 
Nope. Bush spent most of his vacation time working at the Ranch in Crawford; Obama spends his time [Unwelcome language removed] off.
 
This is Jack's version of admitting he doesn't know doodly and just makes shit up.
 
JackDallas said:
Nope. Bush spent most of his vacation time working at the Ranch in Crawford; Obama spends his time [Unwelcome language removed] off.
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I did not know you served as the President's personal datebook...and therefore privy to their every action.

No...Bush spent his time clearing brush, riding his bike...and fishing for "giant" bass...
 
Craig said:
I did not know you served as the President's personal datebook...and therefore privy to their every action.

No...Bush spent his time clearing brush, riding his bike...and fishing for "giant" bass...
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Just pay attention and perhaps you won't be so ignorant.
 
BTW, have you seen some of the dresses Michelle Obama wears....cut so low in the front, pushing up her boobs.....disgusting.
 
It's small potatoes stuff in the overall budget picture, but if you want to focus on it, at least frame it as a proposed reform, rather than just a partisan criticism.

I mean, it's not like Obama is particularly noteworthy for his vacations. In fact, he's taken FAR less vacation than his predecessor had at this point in his presidency. An even-handed attack would have to sound something like "well, even though Obama's been a big improvement on what we had before, his vacations are still costing the American taxpayer too much ."

Then follow up with some specific change you'd like to see -- like: "the president should only get three weeks of vacation per year, which can include only one trip requiring Air Force One." Or: "an independent committee should be set up to review presidential trips ahead of time, and they would only permit a certain number of tax dollars per year to be spent in relation to trips that were principally meant for purposes other than substantive official presidential duties."

Did you have any specific ideas for reform, or did you just see a right-wing web page headline and want to use it as an opportunity to attack our president?
 
It's not fair to compare Obama to previous Presidents. They were white.
 
Arkady said:
It's small potatoes stuff in the overall budget picture, but if you want to focus on it, at least frame it as a proposed reform, rather than just a partisan criticism.

I mean, it's not like Obama is particularly noteworthy for his vacations. In fact, he's taken FAR less vacation than his predecessor had at this point in his presidency. An even-handed attack would have to sound something like "well, even though Obama's been a big improvement on what we had before, his vacations are still costing the American taxpayer too much ."

Then follow up with some specific change you'd like to see -- like: "the president should only get three weeks of vacation per year, which can include only one trip requiring Air Force One." Or: "an independent committee should be set up to review presidential trips ahead of time, and they would only permit a certain number of tax dollars per year to be spent in relation to trips that were principally meant for purposes other than substantive official presidential duties."

Did you have any specific ideas for reform, or did you just see a right-wing web page headline and want to use it as an opportunity to attack our president?
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Vacation spending is part of The White House expense sheet. Obama is operating on a 1.4 billion dollar payout...Bush's last year was 1.6 billion...

That cost includes associated military ops, secret service protection...building maintenance, etc etc etc...

John Groom wrote a tale about how terrible all this spending is...but he didn't write it until Obama was spending less than his fiscally prudent predecessor.
 
Craig said:
Vacation spending is part of The White House expense sheet. Obama is operating on a 1.4 billion dollar payout...Bush's last year was 1.6 billion...

That cost includes associated military ops, secret service protection...building maintenance, etc etc etc...

John Groom wrote a tale about how terrible all this spending is...but he didn't write it until Obama was spending less than his fiscally prudent predecessor.
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It pisses me off when what could be a bipartisan reform effort is turned into a piece of cheap partisan theatrics. If we, the people, think $1.4 billion is too much (and it sure seems to be, to me) then change the figure, going forward. Set it at, say $500 million, indexed to inflation, starting in 2015 (to allow for any long-term plans already made) and be done with it. But don't use it as a petty opportunity to jab at a particular politician, especially when all indications are he's been an improvement on that front.
 
JackDallas said:
Nope. Bush spent most of his vacation time working at the Ranch in Crawford; Obama spends his time [Unwelcome language removed] off.
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Lol, and clearing brush on his ranch helped the country ....... HOW? :D

Bush is still the indisputable vacation champion Jack by about 3 days to each ONE of Obama's.
 
AF1 costs almost half that much when it's merely sitting on a tarmac.

But we appreciate your faux outrage.. right on schedule! ;-)
 
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