Obama before and after.

[giblets]

Maybe he wanted a campaign fundraiser for his birthday. How could you be so inconsiderate?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Congressmen aren't the president and they don't need a massive security entourage wherever they go.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Yeah, yesterday he was home in Chicago to celebrate his 50th birthday.

50 -57 potato.. patahto

[Darius871]

Hey did people catch the 400 billion "extra debt" that just magically appeared?

no

[giblets]

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama today signed into law a bill that raises the nation's borrowing limit and avoids a possible debt default after it was passed by the Senate to avert a major economic crisis at the last moment.

This gave the US Treasury Department an immediate authority to borrow USD 400 billion. The government had hit its debt limit of USD 14.3 trillion on May 16 and has since been operating through spending and accounting adjustments.

http://articles.economictimes.indiat...icit-reduction

Yeah, it just appeared like magic. No one can explain it!

[SlowwHand]

Tuberski before, and then after.

[germanos]

[rah]

Congressmen aren't the president and they don't need a massive security entourage wherever they go.

We give the dude a freaking palace. What's wrong with giving him a plane?

It's just that it sounds so hypocritical after he blasted corporate presidents for coming to Washington in their private jets at their shareholders expense. At least they were doing company business.

[Dinner]

I wish he'd learned to be a better negotiator with that gray hair.

[Docfeelgood]

It's just that it sounds so hypocritical after he blasted corporate presidents for coming to Washington in their private jets at their shareholders expense. At least they were doing company business.

That right! forgot about that.

[Hauldren Collider]

It's just that it sounds so hypocritical after he blasted corporate presidents for coming to Washington in their private jets at their shareholders expense. At least they were doing company business.

Yes, Obama is a hypocrite. This is well established. However, what you really should be angry at is the fact that he held up a debt deal for such a pathetic reason as "taxing corporate jets".

[Sava]

Yeah, yesterday he was home in Chicago to celebrate his 50th birthday. At first I thought it was good for him because he said that now that the debt limit issues was resolved (yeah right) he could come home to celebrate with family and friends. Then I heard what actually happened.

He touched down in Chicago at O'hare around 6 in the evening and headed back around 4 hours later. I wonder how much tax payer money was blown for a 4 hours stay in Chicago. Not to mention all the traffic jams from road closures for his ground transportation. But I was willing to cut him some slack since it was his 50th and he had been quite busy. What did he do with those 4 hours you might ask to justify all that tap payer money? He had a fund raiser/birthday party at the Aragon ballroom charging supporters up to almost 40K to attend. Our tax dollars at work. The cost of that trip should have been paid for by his re-election campaign funds.

If this was a one time thing it wouldn't bother me that much but we all know how many times this type of thing will be repeated over the next 15 months.

LSD was shut down around Irving Park. My sister lives off of Irving and Marine. She saw all kinds of military helicopters landing on the beach, heavily armed soldiers (camo and black unis) unloading and assembling, and lots of suits. I told her to get out on the balcony in a hoodie and hold a black broom handle... just to see what happens.

[rah]

Yes, raise the taxes on corporate jets while I fly around for free on AF1.
I'm not a fan of Obama but I don't hate him. I'm just against any public official taking advantage of taxpayers for personal gain. Yes the pres deserves some perks. Anything business related is Fine. If it doens't cost the taxpayers, fine. Like getting BJs from fat interns, that's OK to. At least until they squeeeeeel on you.

[giblets]

Yes, Obama is a hypocrite. This is well established. However, what you really should be angry at is the fact that he held up a debt deal for such a pathetic reason as "taxing corporate jets".

You're angry with him for asking for something in a negotiation? I'm not sure if you understand how negotiations work.

[rah]

LSD was shut down around Irving Park. My sister lives off of Irving and Marine. She saw all kinds of military helicopters landing on the beach, heavily armed soldiers (camo and black unis) unloading and assembling, and lots of suits. I told her to get out on the balcony in a hoodie and hold a black broom handle... just to see what happens.

Yes, they were joking on the radio about him always arriving around RUSH hour and tying up traffic and why couldn't he be like all the other black men in Chicago and not show up until the dead of night and then leaving with a whole lot of cash and nobody the wiser.