502 Person ROAD TRIP!!!!!

[Clio the Leo]

... er, air trip rather.

500-person W.H. entourage
By CAROL E. LEE | 03/31/09 10:22 AM

Some pre-planning fit for a first overseas trip of a president is detailed in the UK's Telegraph. Number of Obama staff pre-trip visits to Europe: at least 3. POTUS's entourage: about 500 people, including 200 Secret Service agents.

About 35 cars, limousines and helicopters shipped to the UK.

FLOTUS will have an 8-person staff team.

Mind blowing when you realize that not only does the President, First Lady and their staff and Secret Service detail go on these overseas trips, but so does Marine 1 and "The Beast" (his limo.) Wish I had that much cargo space. :)

Of course the down side of this is that they CAN'T stop at Stuckey's every hour and a half for beef jerky, salt water taffy and Elvis souvenirs.

[Saturday]

1. W used to take 700 with him on trips. nt

[Clio the Leo]

2. That's because he prob needed 400 Secret Serivce guys.....

... at least on this trip, everyone can keep their shoes on.

[NYC_SKP]

3. ROAD TRIP!!!! Woo Hoo!!!

:woohoo:

"Are we there yet?"

"Don't make me pull this thing over, don't make me come back there!!!"

[Clio the Leo]

4. lol, and considering the press pool sits in the back of the plane...

.... that's even funnier.

[Clio the Leo]

5. Another article...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/g20-summit/5080893/US-President-Barack-Obama-UK-visit-follows-weeks-of-meticulous-planning.html

[Cha]

7. Thanks for the link,

Clio.:)

[Cha]

6. Rec'd~ Let's get some

interesting positive news on the greatest page:D

[Undercurrent]

8. And off they go! Woot!

[Cha]

9. Springing them to the

European Continent! Thanks, Undercurrent!

[Undercurrent]

10. I'm reallying happy

to have a President represent us on the world stage who makes me proud!

Every time the stupid, petty, cruel, destructive, pig ass Bush went global I felt like crawling into a hole.