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Taxpayers footed the bill for the big night on the town, which included a total of at least $24,000 for the three aircraft used to ferry the Obamas, aides and reporters to New York and back. Dinner costs and orchestra seat tickets -- at $96.50 apiece -- were paid by the Obamas.
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Socialist! Communist! Extravigist!!! THE NERVE OF THE GUY! HOW DARE HE!!!!!!1112
Oh, wait a second. I seem to remember someone else doing something like this. Hmm, who was it.....
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http://oversight.house.gov/documents...3550-47530.pdf...
THE COST OF PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICAL TRAVEL
PREPARED FOR
REP. HENRY A.WAXMAN
This report assumes that flight operating costs are $56,518 per hour for Air Force One and $14,552 per hour for Air Force Two. These figures are based on the per hour cost figures cited by GAO for fiscal year 2000, adjusted for inflation.7
According to the Congressional Research Service, the President’s domestic travel also involves the use of accompanying cargo planes.8 This report assumes one cargo plane accompanies the President on each trip at an operating cost per hour of $6,960. This figure is based on the per-hour cost cited by GAO for fiscal year 2000 for the C-17 cargo plane, adjusted for inflation.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/...
George W. Bush is today making his final visit to Camp David as president.
He will likely miss the place: According to CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller, today's trip marks Mr. Bush's 149th visit to the presidential retreat. The planned three-day stay, during which the president is being joined by family and former and current aides, will bring his total time spent at Camp David to all or part of 487 days.
Yes, that's 487 days. And Camp David is not even where the president has spent the most time when not at the White House: Knoller reports that Mr. Bush has made 77 visits to his ranch in Crawford during his presidency, and spent all or part of 490 days there.
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Wow! 997 days. Almost 3 years of his 8 years in office..NOT IN OFFICE! AND AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE! Even if you round down in a major way, that's 1/4 of his time 'in office' spend fucking around at home. The very same home where he got reports that Al Qaeda was planning to attack America by flying planes into buildings AND DID NOTHING ABOUT, and so the case that he was still 'working' while there hardly holds water.
So, about $226,000 (minimum!) for each of his 77 trips to Crawford TX. That's the estimated cost of flying Air Force One round trip - about two hours of flight time each way - at $56,518 per hour. It doesn't count security costs or his pay for being home rather an 'on the job'. And there's no telling how much his time at Camp David cost.
Where was your moral outrage then? Hmm?
Blow it out your ass, hypocrite!
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