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Home Front: Politix
It's good to be the king
2011-01-04
Last year Obama flew in Air Force One 172 times, almost every other day.
How does this compare to his predecessors? We need perspective before we get upset.
At an Air Force-estimated cost of $181,757 per flight hour (not to mention the additional travel costs of Marine One, Secret Service, logistics and local police overtime), that's a lot of frequent flier dollars going into the president's carbon footprint.

We are privy to some of these numbers thanks to CBS' Mark Knoller. According to Knoller's copious notes, during the last year Obama made 65 domestic trips over 104 days and six trips to eight countries over 22 days. Not counting six vacation trips over 32 days. He took 196 helicopter trips, signed 203 pieces of legislation and squeezed in 29 rounds of left-handed golf.
Posted by:tu3031

#5  Thank you, Besoeker. I wish it weren't.
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-01-04 15:23  

#4  You certainly do have a valid point TW.
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-01-04 15:04  

#3  Here's a quick "perspective." The bugger is a bloody, lazy fu**-OFF! How's that?

That answers a different question. My point is -- and I have no idea what the facts are here -- if President George W. Bush flew 168 times during the same period, then that's not the thing we should condemn his successor for. If President Bush flew more, but his flight cost was significantly less, after accounting for differences in fuel costs (which have been all over the map for quite some time), then the reason for the flight cost differential might be cause for differentiation.

Given the damage he causes when he does decide to work, it seems a good thing that, as you say, "The bugger is a bloody, lazy fu**-OFF." I'd consider it a good deal to help him be more so. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-01-04 14:55  

#2  How does this compare to his predecessors? We need perspective before we get upset.

Here's a quick "perspective." The bugger is a bloody, lazy fu**-OFF! How's that?
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-01-04 13:25  

#1  W didnt play much golf during his terms as Prez. because it was more important to tend to the jobs at hand. AND, the game tends to alienate one from the unwashed masses.
Posted by: Herb Thavith2876   2011-01-04 09:41  

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