Recently there have been suggestions that Michelle Obama's wandering ways are indicative of what some people might call immoral behavior: her abuse of taxpayer dollars, her flippant attitude toward her husband, her frequent vacations and reluctance to accompany her husband on Air Force One to vacation destinations, sometimes leaving only several hours earlier at great expense to the taxpayer have led her to an illicit affair.
Today is the 18th of December; Obama was scheduled to go on vacation on the 17th. Strangely Congress wrapped up its business just in time, since Obama's public schedule shows nothing for yesterday and today.
Of course, Michelle ("everyone must sacrifice") left earlier. She couldn't wait to get to Hawaii, for Congress or her husband. Having already spent $10 million of taxpayer money on vacations for herself, Michelle O figures damn the expense! I deserve it!
The current Obama vaca is estimated by the Hawaii Reporter to cost $4 taxpayer million. And that's just what is known:
The total cost (based on what is known) for a 17-day round trip vacation to Hawaii for the President and his family and staff and security is an estimated $4,135,038.
Hawaii Reporter annually has requested details on the cost of the President’s trip, but the White House will not release any figures, citing security concerns. A spokesperson has maintained the costs are "in line" with other presidential vacations.
Hawaii Reporter has sought to determine the cost of vacations for the current president and last two presidents but the Government Accountability Office was able to provide those costs and referred Hawaii Reporter back to the White House spokesperson.Confronting the Carney at a presser caused him to do the artful dodge, claiming all first ladies do things like this.
Air Force One costs $185,000 an hour to operate.
Can you imagine if George Bush had done that? How much did Nancy Reagan spend on the White House China? It seems like it was $12,000 and I thought we would never hear the end of that. It just wasn't right considering how many people were going through tough times.
ReplyDeleteI feel like one third of the web should be devoted to "can you imagine if a non-liberal.....?"
ReplyDeleteThe hypocrisy is overwhelming. What's disgusting to me is that the press, in general, does not even cover it. It's the little local papers, talk radio, the European press, the alternative "right wing" press that covers it.