Throughout the last administration we heard constant complaining about how Bush spent too much time on vacation. According to the left, he was wandering off to his Crawford ranch, relaxing and sawing logs while our nation crumbled. Say what you will but, since Bush owned the house, at least the trips were cheap. Barack Obama, on the other hand, has decided to rent a lavish mansion on Martha’s Vineyard that puts Bush’s vacation home to shame, while simultaneously dwarfing it in price. Oh, and you’llbe paying for two thirds of the rental fee!
Were you to buy the place, it would cost upwards of $20 Million dollars. That figure would get you 28 acres, a five bedroom Victorian mansion, a reconstructed Pennsylvania hay barn, a private beach, a pool, a private docking facility complete with a yacht and kayak, a private basketball court, and private golf facilities.
Obama has opted to rent. The price tag is a measly fifty thousand dollars a week. The rental has been broken into three leases, one paid out of pocket by the Obama’s, and two others that will be footed by the taxpayers through the secret service and white house budgets. No word yet on whether the three bills will be equal or, if not, who will be paying the lion’s share.
All of the proceeds will be going to the home’s owner, who bears the decidedly un-p.c. job title of “lumber baron.” Take that, green jobs!
Actually, when you think about, this kind of extravagance is actually a huge savings for the overburdened American taxpayer. If you remember Barack and Michelle’s New York dream date, which cost over $25,000 for one night, $50,000 a week looks downright cheap.
Still, at a time when US home foreclosures are near an all-time high, you have to wonder at the hubris it takes to spend this kind of money on a vacation rental. The president’s $50K-a-week rental fee is a huge slap in the face to the thousands of Americans who are losing their homes over an inability to come up with mortgage payments half that amount.
- Robert Laurie
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Bush used Air Force One for trips to his ranch in Crawford, Texas 77 times over the course of his eight years in office.
each trip in air force one *easily* costs $45k+ in fuel alone, each way. you do the math.
bush cost the taxpayer a great deal more than obama will, if this rate continues.
[...] a nice vacation, Mr. [...]
Obama is taking one week of vacation in August. Bush took August and more vacation time than any President who proceeded him.
Probably best not to bring up Bush when complaining about Obama’s vacation.
Are you seriously suggesting that the government should not pay for the lodging of the secret service personal hired to protect him?
I will gladly compare President Bush to President Obama. President Bush took working vacations at his own ranch. President Obama is having the taxpayers foot the bill for this mansion at Martha’s Vineyard. Both use Air Force One Transporation. Case closed.
yeah, Bush went to Crawford a lot, but like the author said – nobody paid for that – it was paid for already.
So 100K to fly to Crawford and back once every few months isn’t that bad – but Obama seems to be on vacation A LOT the last few weeks.
Michelle has more staff than any first lady has ever had. I think the most any of them had was 2 – michelle has like 7-10 staff people who get salaries that in the real world require at least an MBA to rake in those kinds of figures!
Guess who’s paying for that?
Douglas.. brilliant math there sir. NOT! I can get a flight from Atlanta to California for around 220$ each way. Figure that there are 200 people on the flight. Do some math. Is that flight costing the airline 45K in fuel one way? That would be a loss of 1k. Bush made 77 trips in 8 years to Crawford. Obama has made 9 personal trips in around 8 months. Gas prices were double what they are now in 2007. Democrats had control of the House. The US and the world were on the edge of a financial and social collapse. There are a ton of other factors to note, but I doubt any factual research would open your eyes.
No, I think the author was merely suggesting the President consider a less expensive vacation, if he really wants the public to feel like he’s in touch with their needs and situation. This extravagance reminds me of kings of foreign lands, living it up while the peasants suffered.
Please … you have to be kidding!!!!
The nation is going bankrupt and BO is doing anything but saving money. As a “leader” he should be setting an example, not playing robber barron.
I’m sick and tired of paying the bills for DC corruption no matter what party is comes from.