Don't let ANYONE tell you it's $6 grand an hour for AF One!!!

[Rick Myers]

$56,800 per hour!

FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND< EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS PER HOUR!!!

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-06-01-air-force-one_x.htm

[LoKnLoD]

1. Good catch

can't believe anything out of their mouths.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. without the staffing, Secretive Service, security, and 2nd plane 4 press

56K seems just a tad low.

[acmejack]

3. And that was in June, 2004.

Bet it costs considerably more now.

edit to add Thanks for the link.

[glitch]

4. That's just for Air Force One, what about all their support planes?

The ones hauling SUVs and minions, that tear up airport runways.

[Gregorian]

5. That was $6k/hour for FUEL.

[Rick Myers]

8. Right.

But it's just as important to conserve money as it is fuel... Dubya's roaming costs millions... Go back to the White House and answer the door, asshat!!! Cindy wants to talk with you!!!

[SlavesandBulldozers]

12. conserve money?

surely we are not talking about the same *? OH :rofl: Good one! You had me there for a second!

I mean it's one thing that * was telling us we need to be "conservers." Having * preach conservation of anything, i think we can all agree, is the single funniest thing that has ever happened in the history of humans.

Furthermore, sources say that the concept, the slightest whimsical notion, of * being conservative with money would probably be the funniest notion since, at least, the moment that it occurred to our primeval ancestors that they can hurl their shit.

[Angry Girl]

6. Vote this one up and inform the ignorant media! n/t

[MelissaB]

11. Agreed. We only need one more. n/t

[Liberal In Texas]

7. That's why during the campaign in 2004, it really ticked me off to see *

crisscrossing the nation in AF1 on our dime -- CAMPAIGNING!

There ought to be a law...

[Gregorian]

9. There is. It's called the law of nature.

The culture of gasoline will eventually end.

But yeah, I know what you meant. Completely unfair.

[dsc]

10. there is but it is pretty weak

The government pays if any government business was conducted in the city where the President went. So Bush goes to TX to sign some bill and then to a fundraiser. We pay for the trip.

[progressoid]

13. Ya b-b-b-but. Georgie....

you said we should all conserve our gas and not take unnecessary trips...