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cyberpj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 11:32 AM
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Every time Bush does a personal promotion tour - you pay for it:
Taxpayers Pay the President's Outrageous Fuel Bills:

Of All Gas Consumers, Bush May Be Most Inefficient
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
(08-24) 13:43 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

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.

The White House declines to discuss travel costs related to the presidential entourage, and did not respond to a request for the overall effect of higher fuel prices on its budget.


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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.

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/24/national/w134322D04.DTL
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