Posted on 12/29/2016 5:14:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Of all the perks of the presidency that Barack Obama will miss as he leaves the White House, it’s a good bet that Camp David won’t rank high on the list.
Compared with his predecessors, President Obama has spent little downtime over the past eight years at the secluded presidential retreat in the mountains overlooking Thurmont, Maryland. In total, Mr. Obama has visited Camp David 39 times, spanning all or parts of 93 days — barely 3 percent of his two-term tenure.
By contrast, President George W. Bush made 149 visits to Camp David in two terms, covering all or parts of 487 days, said Mark Knoller, the CBS News White House reporter who keeps meticulous records of presidential comings and goings.
Mr. Obama’s visits to the retreat have been less frequent during his second term. Tentative plans to host congressional leaders at Camp David in the “fourth quarter” of his presidency never materialized as Mr. Obama’s relationship with Republican lawmakers continued to erode.
The last time Mr. Obama visited Camp David was in July, when he spent a pre-birthday weekend with friends. First lady Michelle Obama hosted a “girls’ weekend” for some of her friends in October at the retreat, which costs about $10 million per year to maintain and staff.
As in so many other ways, things may be about to change....
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10 mil. is chicken feed. Keep it!
Yeah and his subsequent post shows you were reading too literally. Since there’s a war on “White privilege,” and American Jews are generally considered white, while those of Korean decent make up one half of one percent of Americans, it was pretty clear the post was a snarky but pointed commentary on how Obama feels about “Whitey.”
The dude can feel whatever way he wants. I don’t care.
Inner city types like Zero and Michael are not comfortable in the woods. There are “things” out there.........
Brother! On the basis of one joke, some other weirdo on this thread “knows” I’m a “Storm Fronter.” FR has its share of psychotics.
I figured you must have been coming from where you were! It was pretty obvious.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
It's much cheaper to maintain it and go there than to sell it and generate security elsewhere. We should keep Camp David (I've been there - it's secure and reasonably but not unreasonably luxurious or extravagant).
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