“I would rarely leave the White House because there's so much work to be done"

sounds like people who bought "hope" and "change"

When they bought "hope and change" the stock market DOW, was at 8,500 the change was the DOW going up to 19,000

Unemployment was at 8.2%, the change was going to 4.8%.

The deficit was at $1.5 trillion a year, the change was going to $400 million.

GDP was at -7% the change was going to +2.5%
 
Bleh! Why work hard?!?!


I'm trying to find a silver lining in all this......

Maybe we should be thankful that Trump does NOT sign an E.O stating that we ALL must play golf at his resorts when vacationing.
 
I didn't care when Obama went on vacation.

I don't care when Trump does.


What is telling is all those here that crucified/defended Obama's vacations and are now doing the exact opposite with Trump.

They're just pointing out the hypocrisy of Trump supporters. They bitched about how much Obama was costing the treasury, in secret service protection, vacation flights to Hawaii, and even the "fake news" of Michelle Obama ordering $400 lobster at the Waldorf in New York.

Now the shoe is on the other foot, and we expected a little consistency in their position, yet when Trump plays more golf, goes on more vacations, costs more in secret service protection, and spends so much time watching TV and tweeting that he can't get any of his promised legislation through congress. Republicans suddenly don't care.
Some are, many are not.
 
Precedent's a bitch, isn't it? Are liberals ready to join conservatives in capping Presidential travel or are they just pissed off because Trump is doing it? They shit themselves whe Bush was back and forth to Crawford, were silent when Obama was golfing, jet setting, bringing entourages to foreign lands and now are pissed because Trump is doing the same thing.

It's all about hypocrisy. When Bush traveled back and forth to Crawford, so he could "cut brush" on weekends we footed the bill for over 72 trips on AF-1, round trip, at a cost in the tens of millions of dollars.

Conservatives added up the cost of Obama's vacations, and it came to just a fraction of Bush's vacation costs.

Report: Obama family personal trips cost $85 million over eight years ...

www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html

Trump's Family Trips Cost Taxpayers Nearly As Much In A Month As Obama's Cost In A Whole Year

Trump's Family Trips Cost Taxpayers Nearly As Much In A Month As Obama's Cost In A Whole Year

Defenders of Obama’s vacations will often point out that former President George W. Bush spent more time on vacation than Obama has, which is true, as CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller, the authoritative recorder of all presidential activity, noted that Obama has been on 28 separate vacations for at least 217 days, while Bush had 88 vacations totaling 533 days.

Often left unsaid, however, is the fact that Bush’s trips were most often to his personal ranch in Texas or the Bush family home in Maine, typically at minimal expense to the taxpayer.

Obama’s vacations on the other hand were often to very different places requiring a full security contingent, advance teams and plenty of set-up to host the first family and all of their attendees.

I'm pretty sure Obama played way more golf than GWB.
 
On June 23,205 Trump “promised” what’s stated in the thread’s title.
Isn’t there even ONE Trump supporter who would be honest enough and openly declare that Trump is full of it and a scammer?
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Donald Trump will be taking the most of the month of August off to relax and frolic at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

A notice filed by the FAA advises that from August 3-20, flight restrictions will be in place over the area, due to Trump.

His taxpayer-funded luxury travel also serves to advertise the Trump properties and enrich Trump, since he has not followed tradition and divested as other presidents did from their financial holdings. It lets him use Air Force One, Marine One, the Secret Service and the prestige and grandeur of the American presidency to line his pockets.

Trump is skipping out on Washington even as he “demanded” the Senate stay in town instead of recess to jam through the unpopular health care bill. Trump, meanwhile, has done very little to promote his own legislative goals.

The White House preemptively responded to likely criticism of his extended vacation, arguing that Trump was entitled to extended time off because he has been “crushing it” in the presidency................(Yeah, he's crushing it, alright .LOL)

Trump takes vacation from mounting scandals to spend entire month of August golfing

Checking to see if Obama is the OP. More hypocrisy from the Democrats, Communists and proogressives.
 
Precedent's a bitch, isn't it? Are liberals ready to join conservatives in capping Presidential travel or are they just pissed off because Trump is doing it? They shit themselves whe Bush was back and forth to Crawford, were silent when Obama was golfing, jet setting, bringing entourages to foreign lands and now are pissed because Trump is doing the same thing.

It's all about hypocrisy. When Bush traveled back and forth to Crawford, so he could "cut brush" on weekends we footed the bill for over 72 trips on AF-1, round trip, at a cost in the tens of millions of dollars.

Conservatives added up the cost of Obama's vacations, and it came to just a fraction of Bush's vacation costs.

Report: Obama family personal trips cost $85 million over eight years ...

www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html

Trump's Family Trips Cost Taxpayers Nearly As Much In A Month As Obama's Cost In A Whole Year

Trump's Family Trips Cost Taxpayers Nearly As Much In A Month As Obama's Cost In A Whole Year

Defenders of Obama’s vacations will often point out that former President George W. Bush spent more time on vacation than Obama has, which is true, as CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller, the authoritative recorder of all presidential activity, noted that Obama has been on 28 separate vacations for at least 217 days, while Bush had 88 vacations totaling 533 days.

Often left unsaid, however, is the fact that Bush’s trips were most often to his personal ranch in Texas or the Bush family home in Maine, typically at minimal expense to the taxpayer.

Obama’s vacations on the other hand were often to very different places requiring a full security contingent, advance teams and plenty of set-up to host the first family and all of their attendees.

I'm pretty sure Obama played way more golf than GWB.
At the end of the day, no president ever actually takes a 'vacation.' The job follows them and they are doing it 24/7. They just do the job in a different locale. The expense is honestly nothing more than a distraction - the leader of the free world can go wherever he damn well pleases as far as I am concerned as long as he does a good job.
 
Precedent's a bitch, isn't it? Are liberals ready to join conservatives in capping Presidential travel or are they just pissed off because Trump is doing it? They shit themselves whe Bush was back and forth to Crawford, were silent when Obama was golfing, jet setting, bringing entourages to foreign lands and now are pissed because Trump is doing the same thing.

It's all about hypocrisy. When Bush traveled back and forth to Crawford, so he could "cut brush" on weekends we footed the bill for over 72 trips on AF-1, round trip, at a cost in the tens of millions of dollars.

Conservatives added up the cost of Obama's vacations, and it came to just a fraction of Bush's vacation costs.

Report: Obama family personal trips cost $85 million over eight years ...

www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html

Trump's Family Trips Cost Taxpayers Nearly As Much In A Month As Obama's Cost In A Whole Year

Trump's Family Trips Cost Taxpayers Nearly As Much In A Month As Obama's Cost In A Whole Year

Defenders of Obama’s vacations will often point out that former President George W. Bush spent more time on vacation than Obama has, which is true, as CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller, the authoritative recorder of all presidential activity, noted that Obama has been on 28 separate vacations for at least 217 days, while Bush had 88 vacations totaling 533 days.

Often left unsaid, however, is the fact that Bush’s trips were most often to his personal ranch in Texas or the Bush family home in Maine, typically at minimal expense to the taxpayer.

Obama’s vacations on the other hand were often to very different places requiring a full security contingent, advance teams and plenty of set-up to host the first family and all of their attendees.

I'm pretty sure Obama played way more golf than GWB.
At the end of the day, no president ever actually takes a 'vacation.' The job follows them and they are doing it 24/7. They just do the job in a different locale. The expense is honestly nothing more than a distraction - the leader of the free world can go wherever he damn well pleases as far as I am concerned as long as he does a good job.

Good point..... perhaps it is the excess overhead and variable expenses of a trip that must be measured. For example, Bush to Crawford and Obama to Hawaii are the same. Bush to Crawford with wife and kids on AF1 vs Obama on AF1 while wife took seperate plane and entourage to world vacations, that is what needs to be called out. Which President spends more percentage of fixed predictable costs vs. variable, egregious costs per trip.
 

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