Posted on 08/20/2009 10:06:37 AM PDT by roaddog727
Can you say "Fraud, waste and abuse" boys and girls?
I thought you could.
As always, have at it.
I heard the price for the ‘First Family’..(blech) to visit the Grand Canyon was an ASTRONOMICAL amount.
In his heart, Baraq understands it’s all over in 3.5 years and he’s going to party hard while it lasts.
I will refrain from making a comment. But the theme song from “The Jeffersons” is appropriate, isn’t it?
Did they go on these type of extravagant vacations/dates before becoming POTUS? Or are they taking advantage of ‘free servicess’?
Yeah. Then he’s GONE and leaves us the big, d@mned mess he created.....like all the other politicians.
No doubt.
I’ll take ‘B’ for $500, please.
Can this be verified and fact checked?
Is info on Presidential travel and related costs available to the public? if not, why not?
Yeah, this turd will run up at least a couple billion before we get rid of him. Remember, all this foreign travel is just a vacation trip also. He accomplish nothing but a sight seeing tour.
Thooretically, all presidential expenditures are public record (if not national security related) I can’t immagine that date night in NYC is a national security matter.
am not surprised at all...the media would be all over the previous administration if this had happened back then. We jumped through hoops at AAFB to make sure the presidential stuff was always taken care of first, and took great pride in doing so. But now I’m SO glad I’m retired...
spending like there is no tomorrow leads to ruin...isn’t that how our country got to the current economic state we’re in? Couldn’t he set a much better example if he were to try to be more fiscally frugal with the taxpayers’ money used to support his administration? I have no problem with security measures for his safety, nor do I have a problem with a special date for his wife—I do have a problem with excess though, and it seems that the mission could have been definitely streamlined. Oh well, what do I know, I’m just an old retired lady...
Date night in NYC might not be a national security matter, but the costs & nature of the President’s protective detail (whether for date night or anything else) sure is - we’re never going to see the full cost of that (or any other) trip 0 takes.
Because I really would like to see some definitive documentation on these trips and what they cost including the C-17’s and all that, rather than just a quoted email with some numbers and speculation.
I’ll be away for the weekend but when I get back I am going to find out how to find out.
Additionally because it seems the Obama’s take several family members along with them when they travel, they did for the Europe trip and the Grand Canyon trip.
It’s bad enough I have to pay for the Obamas, I don’t want to pay for cousin whoever’s vacation.
“Because I really would like to see some definitive documentation on these trips and what they cost including the C-17’s and all that, rather than just a quoted email with some numbers and speculation.”
And rightly so - this just gives you are starting point from which to begin poking and proding
From a FORMER Air Force Colonel....
Yep. Former.
I hear a lot of my peers are putting in their papers to go either IRR, or retire.
Waiting for the ABCNNBCBS to notice ....
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AND HOW!!!!!!!!
Maybe, heneeds a newkeyboard.
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