Tuesday, August 16, 2011

A Presidential vacation in jet owner country

From Western PAC
http://www.westernpac.org/2011/08/15/a-presidential-vacation-in-jet-owner-country/

A Presidential vacation in jet owner country



With America facing its greatest financial crisis in generations, President Obama is heading off for a luxurious, ten-day vacation in Martha’s Vineyard next week. After complaining about “millionaires and billionaires” not doing enough, the President is living like a trillionaire with no regard to the fact that he is spending taxpayer dollars instead of money he has earned by personal initiative.
When the President travels, it is not the same as you or I booking a flight and a room on a travel website. In addition to what is undisputed as the most luxurious private jet in the world, Air Force One, his entourage includes a fleet of cargo jets to carry limousines, the Presidential helicopter, and dozens of support vehicles in addition to hundreds of Secret Service and staff to cater to every need the First Family might have. All told, the President will be spending millions on a nice vacation in the heartland of the rich “jet owners” he claims to despise, and we, the taxpayers, will be footing the bill.
I am not against the President taking a break from Washington once in a while. What I am against is this President spending millions when he and the entire Congress should be in Washington debating real solutions to our nation’s problems. We already know from the makeup of the new “Super Committee” that nothing real will come out of it. You cannot put proven Socialists in the same room as establishment Republicans and expect that they will come up with a plan to solve our budget problems.
I say to you, Mr. President that you ran for and won the most important political position in the world. The job is tough, and it’s one that you should have realized might cut into your leisure time. America hired you, and you have proven to us that you are not up to the task. Enjoy your vacation and send us a postcard, because most of us regular Americans have scaled our travel plans back to save money.
Come to think of it Mr. President, bring your fiddle with you so you can play a catchy little tune while America burns. It’s on us whether we like it or not!

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