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#1387420 - 02/15/13 11:19 AM
Mooch To Take Separate Taxpayer-Funded Vacation I
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Chicago Jesus
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Registered: 01/16/12
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Loc: Obama's moral compass
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While Barack Vacations In Palm Beach, Mooch To Take Separate Taxpayer-Funded Vacation In Aspen…
Which at the very least doubles the cost to the taxpayers.
Michelle Vacationing Separately From President Obama
by Keith Koffler on February 15, 2013, 8:11 am
First Lady Michelle Obama plans to vacation in Aspen, Colorado this Presidents’ Day weekend, separately from her husband, who will land this evening in West Palm Beach for his own down time with the boys.
According to Aspen newspapers, both Michelle and Vice President Biden are expected on the slopes. The White House has not yet announced the trip, and it’s not clear when she will be leaving, though she will presumably go today.
Michelle’s separate excursion from the president means that, even as the government prepares to slash spending as the March 1 sequester approaches, taxpayers will be footing the bill for two separate Obama vacations, paying for items like travel and the expensive security and staff entourages that accompany them everywhere.
What’s more, the Obamas just completed an exorbitant vacation to Hawaii, from which they returned January 6. The president billed taxpayers for two roundtrip tickets on Air Force One – which costs approximately $180,000 an hour to use – after he returned to Washington mid-vacation to deal with the Fiscal Cliff.
Michelle spent the entire 17 days in Hawaii, meaning she’s back on vacation at taxpayer expense just weeks after a resting for more than two wee
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#1387456 - 02/15/13 04:05 PM
Re: Mooch To Take Separate Taxpayer-Funded Vacation I
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cwjga
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Registered: 11/06/08
Posts: 3757
Loc: NY
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What Spending Problem? Middle-Class President's Valentine's Day Plans Cost A Pretty Penny
Bert Atkinson Jr.
On February 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/ijreviewbubba
What did you do for Valentine’s Day? What’s that – you didn’t have a bazillion course meal at the most exclusive restaurant in your city? Well that’s exactly what someone that lives in a big white house in DC did.
The president – that (according to polls) was not trusted as much as Mitt Romney to run the economy, yet supposedly better understood the problems facing average Americans – absolutely splurged in true 1%-er fashion on Valentine’s Day in taking his wife to the ultra-exclusive DC restaurant, Minibar, showing you that he truly is in touch with average Americans (see: sarcasm). According to the White House Dossier…
“Each bite is an experience to be savored, pondered, and sometimes puzzled over,” asserts the website for the restaurant.
Which is nice, since each bite probably costs about $10.
That is, the price for tasting approximately 20 small dishes is $225, not including tax and tip, while wine pairings will set you back $75, $120, or $200. If we assume a mid-range $120 for wine, the total comes to $345 per person, or $690 for two. Add in Washington’s 10 percent restaurant dining tax and a 20 percent tip and we’re at $910.80 for dinner.
We may not know how much the dinner actually cost exactly, but it’s safe to say it didn’t come off the value menu or out of, ya know, that kitchen in the White House we all pay for.
But wait! It’s not over! In honor of the deficit and the spending problem our government has The President and his wife also have President’s Day weekend vacation plans:
The President will be in West Palm Beach, Fla. But the Aspen Daily News reports that the First Lady, along with Vice President Biden, will be visiting Colorado. Both are expected to do some skiing in the Aspen area.
The White House has yet to announce the First Lady’s travel plans. As the Web site White House dossier noted, the separate vacationing means that while massive automatic spending cuts are set to go into effect March 1, taxpayers will be shelling out for two first family vacations, and all the security and logistical costs those entail.
What says fiscal discipline and ‘won’t add a dime to the deficit’ more than swanky thousand dollar multi-multi-multi-multi-multi-multi-multi-multi-multi-multi-multi-multi-course meals and sending your wife on a vacation (complete with Secret Service) in a separate direction across the country?
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And there are those that think is is all about saving the 99%. He wants to save us, so he can suck off us.
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#1387470 - 02/15/13 10:13 PM
Re: Mooch To Take Separate Taxpayer-Funded Vacation I
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Lucinda Knotts
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Registered: 01/11/11
Posts: 1036
Loc: USA
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Obama was reelected.... wahhhhhhhhhhh! 
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#1387524 - 02/16/13 12:02 PM
Re: Mooch To Take Separate Taxpayer-Funded Vacation I
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Timbo
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Registered: 07/18/12
Posts: 3077
Loc: CNY
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Each bite is an experience to be savored, pondered, and sometimes puzzled over,” asserts the website for the restaurant.
Which is nice, since each bite probably costs about $10.
That is, the price for tasting approximately 20 small dishes is $225, not including tax and tip, while wine pairings will set you back $75, $120, or $200. If we assume a mid-range $120 for wine, the total comes to $345 per person, or $690 for two. Add in Washington’s 10 percent restaurant dining tax and a 20 percent tip and we’re at $910.80 for dinner.
We may not know how much the dinner actually cost exactly, but it’s safe to say it didn’t come off the value menu or out of, ya know, that kitchen in the White House we all pay for.
But that won't stop you from fabricating an inflammatory and wholly inaccurate representation of the facts, will it?
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#1387606 - 02/17/13 09:16 AM
Re: Mooch To Take Separate Taxpayer-Funded Vacation I
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mikey
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Registered: 03/03/12
Posts: 124
Loc: Rochester NY
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Kyle, had a conservative done this on he country's $ you'd be calling for his head. That's what I don't like...blind rationalization of something commonsense would dictate we shouldn't have to tolerate as our leaders ask us for our understanding and frugality.
Come on, man, Rep or Dem, this is a costly, in your face show if arrogance and indifference to our debt and national interests.
This is what causes your posts to lose credibility. They are rarely painted with truth, but always painted with partisanship.
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#1387623 - 02/17/13 12:37 PM
Re: Mooch To Take Separate Taxpayer-Funded Vacation I
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mikey
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Registered: 03/03/12
Posts: 124
Loc: Rochester NY
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Because you're an idiot.
Bush was not good for this country either. We have no statesmen of honor...as I have said at least 50 times: Both parties are against you and me.
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