Dick Cheney Outspent Bush in Entertainment Expenses by 6:1 in 2007

[SuperTrouper]

$12,337,476: Amount spent on improvements and repair of the Executive Residence at the White House
$8,694: Entertainment expenses for President Bush
$52, 974: Entertainment expenses for Vice President Cheney
$103,325: Subsistence expenses for those traveling with the president

http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2009/02/19/george-w-bush-dick-cheneys-2007-white-house-bills.html

This does not include hunting expedition expenses by Cheney.
It shows that Cheney totally took advantage of tax-payer money during his years as VP. :eyes:

[mikelgb]

1. virgins and babies aren't cheap

plus the hazardous waste removal...

quite costly to "entertain" Dick Cheney

[islandmkl]

2. shotgun shells would not be a 'hunting expense'...

they would be thrown in with other amusements, like video games and such...

[Captain Hilts]

3. Bush just didn't entertain. Fewest number of state dinners. Everything. He didn't do it. nt

[Divine Discontent]

5. good point, I see it like this...

the man didn't want to be president. as I wrote in my GD forum submission I uploaded, I see him just as a failure of man, not evil like Cheney - just dumb and we all know how he just seemed to keep to himself as president. Pres. Obama will have more events this year than W had in 8!

[Captain Hilts]

6. I agree. Back in 2000 I saw him as not all that interested. He had far fewer...

campaign events than Gore had. Worked less hard.

He stayed in his comfort zone: first 'foreign' trip was to Mexico, not the traditional destination of Canada.
First state dinner: Mexico, instead of Canada.

He was what James David Barber would classify as a passive/negative.

[Divine Discontent]

4. 12 million on repairs in one year? wow. anyhow, yeah, this Cheney spending 6x more than W goes to

the point of my OP in the GD forum - Cheney was the evil - W was the moron tool used by the evil. Cheney doesn't give a shit about America.... lock him up.

[AlCzervik]

7. shooting people in the face is now considered an entertainment expsense, i bet he writes

it off when it's on his dime.

[Jackpine Radical]

8. Oh, whine, whine. I can't help it if you losers

weren't on Dick's party list. Let me tell ya, Dick knows how to throw a shindig, and we had some high ol' times.

[Jennicut]

9. I shudder to think of the type of "entertainment" Darth had at the Naval Observatory house

That place really needs a thorough evil spirit cleaning if you know what I mean.

[JaneQPublic]

10. Hey, proper torture gear doesn't come cheap! (nt)

[NV Whino]

11. A bag of pretzles doesn't cost much.

[tanyev]

12. And don't forget medical costs incurred on the hunting expeditions.