Posted on 03/19/2012 12:40:04 PM PDT by ColdOne
President Barack Obama is about to launch a 5,000-mile, four-state, two-day trip on Air Force One to contain the political damage caused by high gas prices.
Obama is slated to fly out this Wednesday to camera-ready podiums in Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Colorado, from where he’ll tout his administration’s efforts to reduce the nation’s use of gasoline.
His 5,000-mile trip will consume roughly 25,000 gallons of jet fuel, according to Boeing.
That adds up to a fuel bill of $80,000, assuming the Air Force buys jet fuel at the cheapest cost, now estimated at $3.20 a gallon by the U.S. Energy Administration. The retail price for jet-fuel at local airports is just over $6 a gallon, including taxes.
Still, the cheapest jet-fuel costs about 43 cents less per gallon than the $3.63 cost of auto gasoline in Columbus, in swing-state Ohio, where the president will make his final speech on the trip.
The cost of gasoline is boosted by state taxes, which amount to roughly 40 cents per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com, which tracks the cost of gasoline in each state. (RELATED: Full coverage of the Obama presidency)
The president’s support aircraft, including the C-17 cargo jets that carry his armored limousines and additional vehicles to cities before his arrival, will each burn a comparable amount of additional jet-fuel during the campaign swing.
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Someone should get a photo of Obama reading lines off his teleprompter.
Last I heard some of the econuts were trying to shut down drilling (and perhaps production) in New Mexico around Lea County to protect some ephemeral putatively endangered desert lizard.
Now this would be a good byte for the election - Guess how much jet fuel the occupier of the oval office AND HIS FAMILY has used during his time occupying the office.
___________billions of gallons x$_____gal=$____________ cost to taxpayer!
And the republicans’ resonse is _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Good luck makin' all of that BS fly, Barry.
Meanwhile, the drumbeat of Dictator Baby-Doc Barak continues to grow louder - - .
The Republican response is exactly as it should be...nothing. Let the new media and the blogs cover this story. 0bama is melting down over this issue right now...the Republicans should stay out of his way while he makes a fool of himself..
The Republican response is exactly as it should be...nothing. Let the new media and the blogs cover this story. 0bama is melting down over this issue right now...the Republicans should stay out of his way while he makes a fool of himself..
The Republican response is exactly as it should be...nothing. Let the new media and the blogs cover this story. 0bama is melting down over this issue right now...the Republicans should stay out of his way while he makes a fool of himself..
The Republican response is exactly as it should be...nothing. Let the new media and the blogs cover this story. 0bama is melting down over this issue right now...the Republicans should stay out of his way while he makes a fool of himself..
The Republican response is exactly as it should be...nothing. Let the new media and the blogs cover this story. 0bama is melting down over this issue right now...the Republicans should stay out of his way while he makes a fool of himself..
The Republican response is exactly as it should be...nothing. Let the new media and the blogs cover this story. 0bama is melting down over this issue right now...the Republicans should stay out of his way while he makes a fool of himself.
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