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To: tejek who wrote (649870)	4/1/2012 8:35:01 PM
From: Wayners	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577019

There is a big difference between going home and going on vacation. Summer 2010 is way over the top and just incredible. Six vacations in 4 months. $1.5M apiece. The total number of vacations is 16, 10 where the family was together, 5 by Moochelle. This doesn't and should not include Camp David. The costs associated with moving the first family to a public vacation spot, unlike the Bushes to their home. A single trip to a vacation spot like HI costs $1.5M. Critics and even some in his own party say the vacations present a bad image at a time when many Americans are struggling to get by during the recession. According to recent Harris poll, only three in 10 said they plan to take a vacation lasting longer than a week in the next six months, and that number has been dropping during the recession as people worry about the costs of vacations. Other polls have found that less than half of all Americans take all the vacation time they earn because they can’t afford trips. The Obama Vacation List -- 2/20/12 Michelle and the first daughters in Aspen, Colorado to ski. -- 12/2511, the first family in Hawaii for an extended vacation. -- August 2011, in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., for the annual beach break. -- June 2011, the first lady, her mother and daughters traveled to South Africa and Botswana. -- 2/20/11 the first lady and first daughters travel to Vail to ski. --12/25/10 2010, in Hawaii. -- August 2010, the first family traveled to Panama City Beach, Fla., for some sun and fun at the beach. -- August 2010, Obama spent the weekend alone in Chicago for his 49th birthday bash. -- August 2010, the first lady and daughter Sasha traveled to Spain for a mother-daughter vacation. -- August 2010, summer vacation again at Martha’s Vineyard. -- July 2010, the first family went to Mount Desert Island, Maine. -- May 2010, the first family had a four-day trip to Chicago. -- March 2010, first lady and daughter spend Spring Break in New York City. -- Christmas 2009, Hawaii again for the annual break. -- August 2009, at Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon for a short vacation. -- August 2009, their first summer vacation as first family at Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. h ttp://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/washington-secrets/2012/02/michelles-ski-trip-marks-16-obama-vacations/294051