From the Tribune: As the White House announced an upcoming presidential bus tour to focus on a middle-class agenda, President Obama was golfing at a private club on Martha's Vineyard. When Obama wanted to show he was engaged on the deepening political crisis in Egypt, he delivered a statement from the driveway of his rented estate — then zipped off for another nine holes.
After skipping his summer vacation last year during the scrutiny of the campaign, a reelected Obama embraced his week of leisure with little worry about the inevitable political swipes at a vacationing president or the collision of images Washington calls "optics."
That meant repeated rounds of golf, sometimes with well-heeled Wall Street-types, once with actor Larry David. It meant dinners out at some of the best restaurants. It meant hanging out with friends and donors who flee to picturesque gray-shingled homes here in August to relish the views, dunes and sweet, salty air of the Atlantic....
This year's choice of residence raised more attention. The modern estate owned by Chicago investor David Schulte is close to a main artery that crosses the island, leading the Secret Service to close a section during one of the busiest weeks of the summer.
The closure, along with some tighter security measures, was particularly disruptive last week, when a county fair, regatta and fireworks display drew larger crowds.
"It's a nightmare," said rental agent Deborah Eggers, who handles hundreds of rentals each summer. Eggers said she wondered if in the age of terrorism presidents should stay in remote places. "He's got other places to go. There's Camp David. He could get himself a ranch in Montana. People have nice vacations in Montana, right?"
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the president and first lady were mindful of how their security requirements can affect others. "But, frankly, the president is hopeful that everybody has just as much fun as he does on the island this week," he said. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-na-obama-vacation-20130818,0,1224376.story
Yeah, it's all about Obama and who cares about the little rich people who are being treated like crap.
Pathetic.
That meant repeated rounds of golf, sometimes with well-heeled Wall Street-types, once with actor Larry David. It meant dinners out at some of the best restaurants. It meant hanging out with friends and donors who flee to picturesque gray-shingled homes here in August to relish the views, dunes and sweet, salty air of the Atlantic....
This year's choice of residence raised more attention. The modern estate owned by Chicago investor David Schulte is close to a main artery that crosses the island, leading the Secret Service to close a section during one of the busiest weeks of the summer.
The closure, along with some tighter security measures, was particularly disruptive last week, when a county fair, regatta and fireworks display drew larger crowds.
"It's a nightmare," said rental agent Deborah Eggers, who handles hundreds of rentals each summer. Eggers said she wondered if in the age of terrorism presidents should stay in remote places. "He's got other places to go. There's Camp David. He could get himself a ranch in Montana. People have nice vacations in Montana, right?"
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the president and first lady were mindful of how their security requirements can affect others. "But, frankly, the president is hopeful that everybody has just as much fun as he does on the island this week," he said. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-na-obama-vacation-20130818,0,1224376.story
Yeah, it's all about Obama and who cares about the little rich people who are being treated like crap.
Pathetic.
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