How Much Does The pResidents Trips Cost Us??

[corarose]

Our country is running a large deficit and I don't think that we can afford to protect The Piece of Shits butt in another country.
Jr is hated all over the world and he starts riots and trouble everywhere he goes.
Why hasn't anyone asked about the EXPENSES that Jr costs each country when he shows up there. I am sure the people do not want to pick up the tab for his illiterate visits.

What is it costing us to send the PIECE OF SHIT and his entourage on trips.

I SAY WE SHOULD DO A MASS EMAIL TO THE RIGHT WING PRESSTITUTES AND ASK THEM "HOW MUCH ARE THE TRIPS COSTING US"?

[Don_G]

1. So Far

Dimbo has only paid back about $84 Thousand for his campaign raising trips for Air Force One and as far as I know nothing for his security details.

[corarose]

2. Do they have to keep records of the costs?

:kick:

[recidivist]

3. Yes.

The rules on who pays for presidential travel are extremely explicit. All presidents piggyback campaign trips with official business to minimize the cost to their campaign treasuries. There is an established formula for this, and the campaign ends up making a pro forma payment while the Treasury picks up most of the tab. Members of Congress play similar games. One of the perks of office. There is no point in getting steamed up about this during a campaign, because the other side will just point to ample bipartisan precedents. If you really want to reform the practice, the time to do it is immediately AFTER the next election.

P.S. An honest inquiry: Granted that I haven't paid much attention to the subject for the reasons described above, but has there been significant coverage and/or criticism of the size of Bush's entourage? I had the impression Bush was fairly informal in his travel preferences (as informal as a president is allowed to be), but I could be wrong.

Just for the record, the Republicans certainly tried to make an issue of Bill Clinton's expeditions to India and China, at least one of which involved over a thousand tag-alongs and a whole flock of 747s. If Bush is travelling in that Imperial style, a little turnabout criticism would certainly be in order.

[corarose]

4. Jr shouldn't be taking trips to countries that we have to pay big

BUCKS to protect his ass in. He has made so much trouble that he does not deserve t be reimbursed for the trips.

[recidivist]

5. 700! I was going to respond to your comment, but this is #700 and

... I am struck speechless by the profundity of the moment.

I would respectfully ask the advice of veterans which is the better course of action: to scurry over to the lounge and bang out 100 quickies to get it over with; or savor the 700 Club for as long as it lasts?:)