The Homa Files

On Friday, President Obama’s economic victory lap stopped for an hour in Columbus, Ohio where he declared:

This is a “big….deal,” pausing for effect between the two words between which Biden had inserted an expletive in an overheard whisper three months ago.

CBS estimates that the trip cost taxpayers – you know, about half of the country —  between $500,000 and $1 million since:

• Air Force One alone bills out at $100,000 per hour
• There’s a fleet of accompanying military aircraft to carry limos and secret service vehicles
• The Marine One helicopter is  on standby
• The security entourage includes Secret Service, local police and other first responders.

And, oh yeah, construction sites in the immediate area were shut down for the day (on Secret Service orders) – so, about 100 workers got unpaid (and unwanted) days off. 

Source article: CBS News, Obama Jokes About Biden’s “Big F-ing Deal” Comment, June 18, 2010
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20008201-503544.html

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