Remember how the Bamster told us about George W. Bush causing the rest of the world to hate America? Remember how his policy of respect for other cultures, apologies for simply being American, negotiation with rogue nations for the nonnegotiable and abrogation of American exceptionalism was going to make them all love us? Apparently the love being offered is of the tough variety.
Entourage, Security, Traffic Jams, Luxury and Expense Account Living
Can you begin to add up the cost of this little escapade? All of the 5-star Taj, 125 rooms at the Taj President, another 80-90 at the Grand Hyatt and Oberoi, three jumbo jets including AF One, 45 vehicles, total grid-lock of one of the most populous cities in the world and his own private chef because he might be poisoned by our friends.
This is a headache for the Indians of the highest order. When this show goes down there are going to be another million or so folks who detest America. Security for a President is important, but this is extravagance.
Why? Maybe it will be to escape the aftermath of the election bloodbath on November 2nd. Priceless!
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Maybe he'll abdicate? One can always hope.
As long as he doesnt have to write the check he is more than happy to spend our money :P
You ought to come to DC sometimes. This guy has motorcades every day, and his wife has her own because she doesn't always feel like riding with him when he's ready to go someplace. They screw up downtown DC traffic like nothing else and just don't care.
Even a Secret Service guy told me a month or so back that they're sick of it. He said that G.W. Bush used to stay in the White House and people came to see him. But this guy? He runs to everyone else's doorstep every time anyone wants to see him. Not exactly "presidential" but it is a big PITA for commuters and local residents.
I quit going into DC for that very reason, I hold our meetings in Rockville or McLean Now... or do the video conferencing thing.
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