Obama Uses A 20-MAN Motorcade To Visit A Childhood Friend

From The Daily Mail, which oftentimes do their job right.

President Obama provoked fresh outrage today after taking a 20-man motorcade to visit a childhood friend during his lavish Christmas holiday in Hawaii.

The 10-vehicle convoy drove the president and wife Michelle from his rental property in Kailua, across highways cleared of traffic and through a military community to reach Bobby Titcomb’s beachfront house.

Mr Obama, who spent eight years at Punahou School in Hawaii before graduating in 1979, has splashed out $1.5m on his trip – a decision that will not endear him to the millions of Americans facing economic hardship in the New Year.

Commenters are defending Obama, wishing him a Happy New Year, leave him alone-just like Britney-and don’t mind the more than $1,000,000 that this convoy costs us the taxpayers.

So he went through all that hassle to see a friend.  Why wasn’t the friend brought over for a visit where he was staying? What this necessary?

According to the Hawaii Reporter, the bill for the trip included:

• $63,000 on an early flight bringing Mrs Obama and the children to Hawaii ahead of the president.
• $1,000,000 on Mr Obama’s return trip from Washington on Air Force One.
• $38,000 for the ‘Winter White House’ the president has rented for his family on the beach.
• $16,000 to rent beachfront homes for Secret Service and Navy Seals.
• $134,000 for 24 White House staff to stay at the Moana Hotel.
• $251,000 in police overtime.
• $10,000 for an ambulance to be on hand at all times   

There’s his personal responsibility right then and there.

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