Diegetics

This miserly moan isn't even right:

Regarding the $490000

"The number stated is misconstrued and out of context," says a senior White House official. "The hourly rate is not the marginal cost of operating the plane -- it is an accounting figure that prices in a number of fixed costs from maintaining the Air Force fleet for this kind of plane over a year. For example, it includes estimated replacement parts, depreciation, repairs, and costs that would have been incurred regardless of this flight."

oops.

Regarding daughters being senior staff:

"The Obama daughters were not listed as Senior Staff -- that only designates the area of the plane where they were seated," says the official. "The Air Force categorizes the passengers by compartment on the plane."



The safari was paid for by the Obama's and the rest was an official trip.

Seems the source you quote said nothing of the same trip taken by Mrs Bush.


Republicans are staring to feel the fear, judging by the low quality smears.

As for riding bikes, Obama should Carbon offset his families flight's, but he's an Oil shill, so he won't.

The test of how much a shill he is if he passess the Canadian pipeline.

I was wondering to what pipeline you were referring.

I see that the US nuts and berries crew have gotten their panties in a twist over another non-issue:





Makes perfect sense for the US to continue to import it's oil from bastions of stability and beacons of democracy such as Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

The energy required to refine heavy oil is large and creates a large amount of Toxins.




At a time when cleaner fuels are being suggested we get this, now that is nuts.