Posted on 08/12/2013 6:49:45 AM PDT by Kaslin
President Obama is officially on vacation with his family in Martha's Vineyard but apparently, there just wasn't enough room on 4,000 square feet of Air Force One for their dog Bo. Naturally, the dog was put on a separate flight.
Rooms have to be found for dozens of Secret Service agents, someone has to carry a selection of presidential basketballs, and of course the family dog needs his own state-of-the-art aircraft.According to the Government Accountability Office, it costs $11,000 per hour to fly an Osprey. The Osprey is typically used for military operations, not as a presidential dog taxi.
Arriving in the idyllic coastal retreat of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Mr Obama left behind him in Washington DC high profile debates over the budget, government surveillance and his health care reforms. Instead, he will spend the next eight days playing golf, going to the beach, and buying books from the Bunch of Grapes bookstore.
In the air he swapped his suit and tie for khakis and a blue shirt with rolled-up sleeves, while Mrs Obama wore a yellow-and-white summer dress.
Bo, the president's Portuguese Water Dog, arrived separately on one of two MV-22 Ospreys, a hybrid aircraft which takes off like a helicopter but flies like a plane.
It was the first time the Ospreys have been taken on holiday by a US president.
You'd ride separately too if you thought the President considered you 'food'.
hey, would you want to fly with them?
How about arrogant, lacy, lying, vile pos?
The Dog is the only one of the bunch worthy of any respect.
That socialist wealth redistribution plan is working out nicely
for America's Homo-Clown-King and the Big-Butt-Moocher.
Roosevelt supposedly sent a destroyer to pick up his dog. Apparently that’s what Democrat presidents think the military is for.
What great pictures. I miss having an American president.
I bet it involves a lot of profanity.
What do you mean the American people don’t mind? Maybe those ignorant voters who voted for him to reelect that arrogant pos don’t
How could you tell which one would be the dog and which one is Michelle?
“someone has to carry a selection of presidential basketballs”
So who is the dude that is carrying Obama’s Balls?
Why does this pooch need his own airplane?Good question.
Why does this pooch need her own airplane?
Well, if anything were to happen, at least the dog would be safe, being surrounded by Marines.
That and the dog probably gets some actual human contact while on the ride.
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