Conserve? The fuel costs for Bush photo-ops

[realFedUp]

How much does it cost taxpayers to fuel up Air Force One,
the cavalcade of cars, helicopters etc.
Interesting that a similar story from Cnn.com on Aug. 25 has disappeared.

http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsnews/257nd3.htm

You think it costs a lot for YOU to gas up the car? How about Bush?
Thursday, August 25, 2005

By Jennifer Loven
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Getting President Bush from here to there consumes an enormous amount of fuel, whether he's aboard Air Force One, riding in a helicopter or on the ground in a heavily armored limousine. The bill gets steeper every day as the White House is rocked by the same energy prices as regular drivers.
Taxpayers still foot the bill.

Almost every vehicle Bush uses is custom-made to add security and communications capabilities, and the heavier weight of these guzzlers further drives up gas and jet fuel costs.

snip

In the air, Bush most often flies on a Boeing 747-200B laden with, among other things, an anti-missile system. Like gas for cars, fuel costs for the largest plane in the Air Force One fleet have gone up dramatically — from $3,974 an hour in fiscal 2004 to $6,029 per hour now, according to the Air Force.


© 2005 Associated Press — All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

[Historic NY]

1. What this 5 trips so far, the idiot should stay at a military

base instead of flying in and out constantly. All of a sudden he has become the commuter President on our dime.

[Digit]

2. Hey big spender

Stay put at the WH, try watching CNN to see what people are saying, check out some online polls no matter how you feel about people disagreeing with you, and check out DU to get a pulse of what is happening.
Bet you can't do it though...it's hard work.