@Concerned citizen:

I could go on but I know stupid people are going to get it no matter how much I say.

I don’t get it. Could you go on? Say more, please ’til the smart people get it.

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I am tired of all you retards bombing on Obama. All that staff and money he used is already in their budget for one and for two Bushy spent, for the most part, the first eight months of his presidency at Camp David getting paid by tax payers to play golf. Bushy is one of the main reasons this country is in the financial shit whole. He ran this country in to the whole just as he did 3 companys he ran before taking office.
Quit bagging on Obama for every little thing, he is one of the few government officials who has the best at heart for America. I could go on but I know stupid people are going to get it no matter how much I say.

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[...] Flopping Aces: It’s bad enough that the taxpayers were left with a bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars for staff, security, military and police time. It’s also the fact that all these people had to give up their Saturday night with their families to spend it so the Obamas could cause massive traffic jams all over New York inconveniencing thousands more. [...]

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[...] President Bush was criticized for travel expenses to taxpayers. So then, what’s wrong with applying the same to President Obama? [...]

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Hell, I’d like to see Congress leave town more often. When they’re all out of Washington DC it’s that much less time they have to screw-up the country and “F***” us over.

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President Ford visited one of our larger malls, SS was there for a week scouring the mall, even went through all the planters. Even though they may have everything at their fingertips, everytime they snap those fingertips it costs the taxpayers.

Making a trip to a unsecured area is different than traveling to the areas that are on budget, maintained and secured for our presidents such as Crawford, Camp David, the NY Clinton home or any of the other alternative WH’s used by past presidents. As far as Obama’s “date night” it is what it is, it proves how silly, immature, and detached he is to those struggling in this economy.

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@pj: PJ, Do you really believe that all those agents and military would have been working that evening anyway? How about all the NYC Police that were called out?

Do you really think that we fly limos and helicopters to New York every weekend just in case the President may need them?

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Wow, it’s really tough to get in here sometimes. But anyway, FWIW, I worked with Secret Service twice on visiting dignitary duty, not presidential, but even on s**t detail they could call up amazing amounts of equipment of all kinds with a snap of the radio. When I asked how they could do that at 11:00 pm on Sunday, They said, “We can get anything we want. It’s already paid for whether we use it or not, right down to jet fuel.” They don’t get laid off and equipment doesn’t get mothballed between assignments. Air Force One pilots don’t have day jobs with an airline. Now, I know going to New York to see a Broadway show costs more than a live feed to the White House, but still, they’re not going from zero to 10 mllion dollars either. Finally, my experience was early Reagan years. Everything is not the same, I guess.

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[...] at least he was able to keep his campaign promise to his wife. That’s gotta count as a feather in his cap. In many parts of the world, however, Gitmo has [...]

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Did you get on Bush W’s case for all those days off??

Much of those were working vacations. Somehow I don’t think the Obamas’ night out was a “working” date.

A more comparable comparison to find would be whether or not Bush and Laura went out on a date at taxpayer’s expense after telling the nation we have to tighten our wallets and cut back on carbon emissions for the sake of the planet.

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