vacations are priority one.
Posted on 09/29/2013 7:29:02 PM PDT by Nachum
With the prospects growing of a government shutdown on Tuesday, the White House said Thursday that President Obama has no intention of postponing a week-long trip to Asia that begins Oct. 6.
“Our schedule remains as planned,” said White House press secretary Jay Carney.
He said one of the president’s jobs is to ensure that promising economic markets “are exploited” for the benefit of Americans.
“That’s one of his responsibilities. He’s going to fulfill it,” Mr. Carney said.
The president will visit Indonesia, where he grew up as a boy, and the Philippines as part of a trip that will include attendance at an economic summit. The flying time alone on Air Force One will cost millions of dollars, at a time when the government could be temporarily out of money.
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For Allah’s sake, don’t forget the golf clubs.
“...president’s jobs is to ensure that promising economic markets “are exploited...”
Will tee up on 27 different golf courses.
Defund Air Force One—leave him in Asia or let him take a commercial airline.
Are you kidding? They're already on AirFarce1, strapped in in their own window seat. Obama's back at the Oval Office getting his balls washed.
They will shut down the forests, parks and zoos, but not expect any interruption in 0bama’s jet setting or trips to the golf course.
HEY REPUBLICANS!
IF HE TAKES THE TRIP, MOCK HIM!
vacations are priority one.
"Now I want all this worrying to stop!"
"But Daddy, the government is shutting down!"
"Do you think I'd let a little thing like that interrupt your 32nd vacation this year?"
"But Daddy, the taxpayers say that - "
"Oh baby, "taxpayer" is just another word for "servant"! And you know as First Family we deserve all our servants, isn't that what Mom and I have been teaching you?"
“The president will visit Indonesia, where he grew up as a boy”
but somehow or other, Obama developed a great love for the white, Christian country of America.
and fly coach.
Well all non-essential spending is shut off, so I assume that includes The Won’s salary.
Baggage. That's what he is.
Heh...maybe King Obongo will get over there and then the funding runs out, and gets stuck when AF1 can’t take off?
maybe fly in a military surplus web seat.
That works.
In five years, what has he done in this area? In his first term he proposed an Asian free trade zone which excluded China, only to have Asian nations form an Asian trade zone which excluded the US.
I suppose Chewbacca will be accompanied by her 20 member retinue: the Office of the First Lady. Whatta joke.
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