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In reply to the discussion: Republican Congressman Attacks Sasha And Malia Obama [View all]amandabeech
(9,893 posts)63. I understand your point, and agree with you.
A Florida vacation would have been a better idea if a vacation was going to be had. Surely there are nice places available.
And King *is* a dickhead, too.
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I would rather we stop wasting money on the orange man's scotch bill than to lock up
appleannie1
Mar 2013
#8
(a) The Secret Service goes wherever (b) POTUS pays for household expenses and vacations
Hekate
Mar 2013
#33
kind of like the very rich, right? Socking it away in the Caymans and other offshore locales
wordpix
Mar 2013
#53
The Secret Service is bound by law to protect the President's children. Nice try.
Arkana
Mar 2013
#74
I'll reread the post but I'm pretty sure it was the caller that first mentioned the Bahamas.
xtraxritical
Mar 2013
#58
Yet more ammo for Bruce Braley to use if/when King wins the IA Republican nomination
Arkana
Mar 2013
#75
How DARE the Obamas live in that great big house! They should move into something more appropriate.
nolabear
Mar 2013
#14
Someone needs to have his background and his family's background investigated and published online.
truthisfreedom
Mar 2013
#23
Thats what I am Talking about! Does no one understand this treason?
Rebellious Republican
Mar 2013
#26
"... the first family uses their own money to pay for vacations ... President Bush spent
struggle4progress
Mar 2013
#30
What a perfect world this would be if only the President and his family practiced the same personal
indepat
Mar 2013
#34
So your point is: The Obamas should sacrifice their luxuries to honor the rest of us?
alp227
Mar 2013
#52
Come on now, you say "Denying them a vacation" as if not going to the Caribean were a sacrifice
Demo_Chris
Mar 2013
#91
Vacation? As in what the repukes were doing a week before the sequester deadline?
muntrv
Mar 2013
#43
These ultra-right wing Repuks are a revolting subspecies that failed to evolve.
olegramps
Mar 2013
#71