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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
I was thinking about the numbers of what the spain visit cost that Michelle took
CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports the C-32A (757) the First Lady used to fly to Spain - one of the planes that usually serves as Air Force Two, and sometimes Air Force One - operates at a Department of Defense reimbursement rate of $11,351 per hour.
So a 6.5 hour flight to Spain would run $73,781.50 - double for the round trip.
And I remember the speech Barry gave about tough times
But hey, who cares anyways, right?
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They are not allowed to fly Southwest. If the day comes that they can and they choose to take AF2 ... then I will have a problem.
In reality I do not have problems with any President taking a vacation. It is the most stressful job in the world and there really is never a day off. A vacation is still a working vacation. There is simply no way to avoid it. Many Presidents in one way or another have said that living in the White House is like a prison. Sure there is Camp David, but having lived a county over, I can say that the area isn't exactly thrilling and unless you're a woodsman, you're going to get bored quickly.