Salon, and others, are picking up on the story that Dubya is taking Air Force One, AIR FORCE ONE, down to Crawford for a day trip, so he can vote. Appears his able staff forgot to request an absentee ballot. Courtesy of Google, I discovered ballpark estimates of the operating costs of a production 747 200 (the base model of the current Air Force Ones). $8,400 an hour (in 2000)...(UPDATE: RNC talking heads have estimated costs as much as SEVEN TIMES normal 747 operating expenses... That's $55,000 an hour, people) Mind you, that's gas and ground expenses BEFORE we started getting pimped at the pump. That does not include Secret Service costs, per diem, yada, yada... Extra special security considerations, and probably a press flak or two (priceless pictures of democracy at work dontcha know.
$8,400 ($55,000) an hour... for 6 hours round trip, so this dim idiot can fill in some circles and cast a ceremonial ballot for another Republican... in a PRIMARY!
Call me crazy, but can't we get the Crawford registrar to spend $15 to FEDEX the President of the free world an absentee ballot?!? What about spending $.20 to fax him the damn thing? I mean it's the President right? Can't we take on faith that a fax coming from the White House is from Dubya?
Ballparking misc. expenses, we're probably close $75,000 ($330,000) for a token vote in a primary election. And this, on a day when Congress will consider raising the debt cap YET AGAIN by almost 900 BILLION DOLLARS. Way to show the average American how much you care.
$8,400 ($55,000) an hour... for 6 hours round trip, so this dim idiot can fill in some circles and cast a ceremonial ballot for another Republican... in a PRIMARY!
Call me crazy, but can't we get the Crawford registrar to spend $15 to FEDEX the President of the free world an absentee ballot?!? What about spending $.20 to fax him the damn thing? I mean it's the President right? Can't we take on faith that a fax coming from the White House is from Dubya?
Ballparking misc. expenses, we're probably close $75,000 ($330,000) for a token vote in a primary election. And this, on a day when Congress will consider raising the debt cap YET AGAIN by almost 900 BILLION DOLLARS. Way to show the average American how much you care.
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