This is from Mark Knoller of CBS.
The pilots and crew of Air Force One are flying more hours.
They are tired of it too, and are adding more crew to Air Force-1,
I know this for a fact because I'm one of the instructors that trains the crews.
Last year (2010) Obama flew in Air Force One 172 times, almost every other day. White House officials explain he wants to get out more around the country because, as everyone knows, that midterm election shellacking on Nov. 2 had nothing to do with his health care bill, over-spending or other policies, and everything to do with Obama's not adequately explaining himself to his countrymen and women.
And with Obama's never-ending presidential campaign, the incumbent's travel pace will not likely slacken. 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 Obama's carbon footprint. $8 Million every time it lands & takes off.
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.
Obama last year gave 491 speeches, remarks or statements. That works out to about one official utterance every 11 waking hours. Aides indicate the "Real Good Talker" believes we need more.
Obama spends nearly half his presidency outside Washington, plans to travel more.
Vacationer-in-Chief Spends $1.75 Million to Visit Hawaiian Chums.
Obama has spent over $100 million taxpayer dollars flying around in Air Force One, and probably another $100 million on his entourage.
Obama is just another tin-pot dictator living lavishly at the expense of his subjects.
And we have to "tighten our belts."
THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED PUT THIS GREEDY SOB IN OFFICE!!
PLEASE BE MORE CAREFUL NEXT TIME! HE WAS NOT ELECTED TO CAMPAIGN FULL TIME. |
