RSSA Very Obama Christmas
Carl Andrews | December 2, 2009
As with everything he has done so far, President Obama is going to spend a lot of our money this Christmas, and as usual the rest of America will end up with little or nothing to show for it.
The Chicago Sun-Times recently published an article that pointed out the plans of the Christmas celebrations at the Obama White House.
Most of us might think that with the recent failure of the Secret Service to prevent potential Presidential security risks such as party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the President and the First Lady might think about scaling back their holiday celebrations.
Others will make the argument that the Secret Service failing to properly carry out it’s duties should not result in the President and his family changing their holiday plans.
I am sure we will see beefed-up security at any future events taking place at the White House, which of course will result in higher costs for additional staff, overtime, etc.
I support spending whatever money it takes in order to keep the President and his family safe.
My concern is with the fact that during the month of December the Obama White House has 28 holiday gatherings planned, 17 holiday parties and 11 open-house events.
With tens of millions of Americans drastically scaling back their Christmas spending, this seems to be a real slap in the face to the average taxpayers, the ones who will ultimately get stuck with paying for these celebrations.
I have seen various news reports estimating that the recent State Department dinner at the White House may have cost as much as a half a million dollars.
That was with a guest list of approximately 320 people.
So when Michelle Omama’s communications chief, Camille Johnston, reveals that the Obama’s plan on having 50,000 guests at the White House over the next few weeks, it tends to put a damper on your Christmas spirit.
Seems just a bit over the top for the President of the United States to spend all of that money on Christmas parties while the rest of America is wondering how they can afford to buy gifts for their children.
While millions of Americans will try to prepare some sort of Christmas dinner with whatever they can buy with food stamps, President Obama, along with his family and friends, will feast on caviar and champagne.
Merry Christmas.
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