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This President is all about fun and has no clue about managing a budget!
It is in all newspapers in Europe which shows they don't think it is normal either!!!
I'm only getting the article in German, be nice if the costs to send our President overseas was broken down rather than just a broad $1 million a night statement, i have no way of knowing whether the cost is justified or not.
Would some prefer he hitchhiked to the event and stayed in a hostel and went dumpster diving for his supper?
How about him staying home and using video conferencing???
why should he? it makes a more powerful statement diplomatically to actually go to where a conference is being held rather than just phone it in. when you show up in person as a world leader, it makes the statement that the issue and the place is important enough for you to deal with in person. if you phone it in, it tells people that you cant be bothered to deal with a minor issue.
in diplomatic circles, perception is as important as reality.
that would cover the seecurity expense for a president for part of one trip. remember there are two 747s, one primary, one back up, two or three C130 cargo planes that carry the myriad of vehicles for the presidential motorcade, and then there are the numerous secret service agents, maintenance people, etc. along with the advance teams, etc. warren buffet doesnt have all that stuff you can bet, on top of that the secret service goes in and secures the fuel supplies for ALL the vehicles including the aircraft.
when the president travels, i dont mind the expense, its part of being the president. would you rather he stayed at the local motel 6 instead? this is a non issue.
I doubt all of thats calculated in the total because AF1 costs something like $200K per hour to operate, and its a several hour trip, each way.. That would eat up more than $1M alone.
As I stated earlier, we dont know whats being calculated and without knowing, it really a non issue
why should he? it makes a more powerful statement diplomatically to actually go to where a conference is being held rather than just phone it in. when you show up in person as a world leader, it makes the statement that the issue and the place is important enough for you to deal with in person. if you phone it in, it tells people that you cant be bothered to deal with a minor issue.
in diplomatic circles, perception is as important as reality.
Didnt Obama earlier in his prsidency say that people should stay home and not do things like go to Las Vegas?
As I stated, its not the fact that he went in question for me, its the hypocracy of the very people who criticized Bush, now defending Obama and Obama, do as I say, not as I do, attitude..
why should he? it makes a more powerful statement diplomatically to actually go to where a conference is being held rather than just phone it in. when you show up in person as a world leader, it makes the statement that the issue and the place is important enough for you to deal with in person. if you phone it in, it tells people that you cant be bothered to deal with a minor issue.
in diplomatic circles, perception is as important as reality.
Like Obama bowing to the leaders of other counties???
What's insane is all this expensive globetrotting when there are so many communication options availiable and even more so given this countries economic state of affairs.
Oh heck, just throw it on the credit card.
Yes indeed, and I am not a right winger, althouh I am a conservative....
Great post! Common Sense.
How about him staying home and using video conferencing???
Because he is the POTUS and running a country, not a corporate suit in an insurance company?
Why did Eric Cantor find it necessary to take 13 congress members with him to a conference in Davos, Switzerland? Why couldn't they stay home and video conference?
What other US presidents have taken a pay cut when the economy was bad? And how many of our patriotic congress members offered to take a pay cut?
I'm only getting the article in German, be nice if the costs to send our President overseas was broken down rather than just a broad $1 million a night statement, i have no way of knowing whether the cost is justified or not.
Would some prefer he hitchhiked to the event and stayed in a hostel and went dumpster diving for his supper?
These types of rightwinger have been debunked before. The cost is no different then when George W Bush was president or Ronald Reagan.
It's about 20 to 30 rooms that are rented because it's more then the President being booked. It's the whole security staff, the support staff, etc. In other words about sixty to seven people getting rooms.
How else do you expect the One Percenters to live? Worse than the common Wall Street Robber Baron?
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