The irony is that all this is taking place amidst class warfare rhetoric from Obama...and, remember, he wants to raise taxes on corporate jets! Even his buddy Warren Buffet thinks it is a bad idea.
let them eat cake
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N.drew
I think the point they are trying to make is the extra travel expense they incur because they are not coordinating travel times. Is it worth it to enjoy an extra half day for thousands of dollars? If that's true, it doesn't look good.
Or maybe security wants them traveling separately. Maybe the department for the transportation of the President thinks it's safer that way.
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NewChapter
Would you feel the same way if Mrs. Romney did that next term?
I seriously don't think I would care. I never have before. I can't answer all your questions, because I'm not privvy to the things that were taken into consideration. And if it is extravagant, and I don't know if it is, it's the president. We are being outraged at all the wrong things. Don't you think that makes them all very happy---------to keep us occupied with shiny balls? There are serious things happening, and I just don't give a damn what planes are flying these people around.
In the unlikely event we have a First Lady Romney, I'd want her protected. I wouldn't resent the perks, in acknowledgement of the sacrifices she has to make---giving up a normal life to live in a bubble. I heard that Michelle just went to an art gallery that she wanted to visit for a while, and was stunned to learn it was a block away. Try to look at it from inside----she is cacooned. She is watched constantly. And we are probably wrong to assume that she is making all of the decisions when it comes to her travel. I don't know for a fact, but I'm pretty sure that is left in security's hands.
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finally awake
Or maybe the POTUS isn't even sure he'll get to go at all - after all he is on call 24/7 and there may be issues going on that the general public never even hears about. My point is just that the people who hate the POTUS will never be satisified until he is out of office. Nothing he does will ever be good enough - and it doesn't matter who the POTUS is, there will always be some group of people who hate him.
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DaCheech
I think she was bored with him home?
She had to go to Hawaii on time too! couldn't wait 1-2 extra days for hubby?
he must be boring!
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botchtowersociety
Nothing he does will ever be good enough
High unemployment.
Stagnating economy.
15 trillion of debt our children will have to pay (we just passed 100% GDP with no end in sight.)
Yeah. People are too picky. At this point I'd settle for mediocre but this Presidency has been a failure.
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hamsterbait
When Obamas opponents get back into power - God help everybody - and they will blame it on Obama, just as the mess Obama took on is now being blamed on him.
Why is it that in the "Disaster Movies" (Deep Impact, etc) the President is Black? Propaganda perhaps? Do republicans or democrats invest the most money in the movies??
The poor are told to become entrepreneurs to get out of poverty, whilst billions in glorified Socialised Handouts are given to the Rich, who are the recipients of the Noo Social Security to stop them becoming the Nouveau Poor.
How far can the desperate be pushed?
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littlerockguy
Security demands that the POTUS not travel commercial economy class, or stay in the Motel 6
You mean all the heightened security measures that the Patriot Act, TSA security and all these other measures cannot ensure the safety of our POTUS? The Danish royal family travel on commercial airplanes in Denmark just like everybody else. Just sayin.
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NewChapter
LRG---I would not want to fly with the POTUS on my plane---for my own security. Are you honestly saying they should? Do you really resent that we take a lot of precautions to protect the leader of our country? I don't know much about Denmark, but I don't want my president on my plane.
When has security ever been seen as an unfair extravagance for our president. This is just pathetic. Absolutely pathetic that this is where we are.
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botchtowersociety
I would not want to fly with the POTUS on my plane
I'd love it. Maybe I could tell him what I think on the way to the lavatory.
When has security ever been seen as an unfair extravagance for our president.
Nobody, NOBODY, has claimed that on this thread, not Glander, not me. I'm don't think LRG has made that claim either, so let's drop that little straw man, shall we?
Americans are seeing their living standards fall, while watching what's going on at the White House.
Aren't you concerned about the image it projects to the world? Even foreign media has picked up on it.