Monday, July 15, 2013

O Thank God that Obama had the Foresight to Exclude Himself from the Sequester

Have you had to curtail your vacation plans because of the economy?  You aren't alone, many of us are either not going anywhere, or not going for as long as we would like to go.  That is, if we can even afford to go in the first place.  I am hoping to see the ocean later this summer, but right now, that's iffy.  Of course, if I could sucker the taxpayers , keep myself out of the sequester, and know that the good old American taxpayers would have to foot the bill, I could be living high on the hog, like the Obama's.
I have been able to get out to the lake for a couple of weekends this summer, and I'm pretty happy with that.      If the msm were at all legitimate, they would be screaming this from the roof tops.  They only seem able to get their collective panties in a bunch when it directly affects them- like the Obama White House's tapping of their phone lines.

  • According to U.S. Department of Defense’s published hourly rates for the C-32A aircraft used for the trip, Judicial Watch calculated the total cost to American taxpayers was $424,142 for use of the aircraft (34.8 flight hours x $12,188 per hour). (The C-32 is a specially configured military version of the Boeing 757.) Other expenses – meals (off the plane), transportation, security, various services, etc. – have yet to be disclosed.
  • The passenger manifests confirm the presence of Obama’s daughter’s, Malia and Sasha on the trip. The two girls are listed as “Senior Staff.” The manifests also list Mrs. Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, and niece and nephew, Leslie and Avery Robinson, as well Mrs. Obama’s makeup and hairstylist (Carl Ray and Johnny Wright).
  • The expense records also show $928.44 was spent for “bulk food” purchases on flight. Overall, during the trip, 192 meals were served for the 21 passengers on board.

When I read this, many many questions came to mind. 1) What kind of food are they serving on this flight?  2) Why couldn't someone pack some sandwiches for the flight.  That's what I do. 3) Why are the extended family of the current administration on this trip? Why should we have to pay for them? 4) If President Bush had decided to take his daughters on a Spring Break vacation with thirty or so of their closest pals, would the msm have been this acquiescent?  In a word: no.
They were wetting themselves every time the Bush family went home to Texas for a vacation.  The place where they live, where they were from and where it costed very little tax payer money to accommodate.  Silly Bushes.
Are you struggling financially?  A lot of people are, these are ridiculously hard times right now.  I have many more people coming into my store to sell things than to buy them, it seems.  Thanks to obamacare- many jobs are scheduling people for 30 hours or less so that they don't have to provide them insurance.  Can you feed your family on thirty hours a week?  That is part time, and now people are going to have to find another job, just to supplement the other job that they have.  There is no choice-they just got their pay cut by 25%!
But luckily, Obama had the foresight to exclude himself and his family from the effects of the sequester.  That was smart thinking on his part, no?
So if we are spending this much money just to fly the Obama's and their extended family to their latest vacay-how much does the actual trip set us back?? Demand answers from our elected officials.  You'll thank me later.

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