From the Washington Examiner: But it turns out Obama has already spent nearly half his presidency outside Washington. As of January 2, Obama has been president for 712 days. According to figures compiled by CBS News reporter Mark Knoller, who serves as a sort of unofficial White House record-keeper, Obama has spent 339 of those days -- nearly 48 percent -- outside Washington.
According to Knoller, Obama has spent 176 days on domestic trips, 70 days on foreign travel, 58 days on vacation, and 35 days at Camp David. (You can add a couple more vacation days to the total before the president returns from his break in Hawaii.) Nevertheless, Jarrett claimed that Obama has had to spend "almost every waking hour in Washington" since taking office. The truth is more like half of that. Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/obama-spends-nearly-half-his-presidency-outside-washington-plans-#ixzz1ADh1ey00
According to Knoller, Obama has spent 176 days on domestic trips, 70 days on foreign travel, 58 days on vacation, and 35 days at Camp David. (You can add a couple more vacation days to the total before the president returns from his break in Hawaii.) Nevertheless, Jarrett claimed that Obama has had to spend "almost every waking hour in Washington" since taking office. The truth is more like half of that. Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/obama-spends-nearly-half-his-presidency-outside-washington-plans-#ixzz1ADh1ey00
First, over 58 days of vacation? That's over 8% of his days as President on paid vacation.
From CBS News, Mark Knoller: Foreign trips: 6 trips to 8 countries spanning 22 days.
-Since taking office: 16 trips to 25 countries spanning 70 days.
Flights on Air Force One: 172
-Since taking office: 328
Flights on Marine One: 196
-Since taking office: 386
-Since taking office: 16 trips to 25 countries spanning 70 days.
Flights on Air Force One: 172
-Since taking office: 328
Flights on Marine One: 196
-Since taking office: 386
For a person who wants to ruin the Country's economy in the name of global warming, he sure has a huge carbon footprint.
Hypocrisy, thy name is King Obama.
Selective memory, Dan? Here's a list going back to Carter. 58 days is not--apparently--out of line at all.
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Selective memory? Hell, I can barely remember yesterday.
ReplyDeleteWith GW Bush, he had his ranch set up to be the Western Whitehouse. He conducted meetings and business there. Same with Bush 1. These guys, for the most part, stayed at the same place and had their places set up to do business as usual.