Remember the criticism of the executives who took bailout money and headed off to a spa for the weekend? How dare they! Well, what about the Democrats who took taxpayer money and headed off to a spa for the weekend? Is that ok?
The Washington Times has an editorial today about Barack Obama's plans for the weekend. A stategy session with fellow Democrats is probably not a bad idea at this point, but why should the taxpayers have to foot the bill? According to the article:
"Mr. Obama will head to Kingsmill Resort and Spa in the historical Virginia city to start a three-day planning session. The resort boasts multiple championship golf courses, a full-service spa and six restaurants, noted the Hill newspaper, which broke the story about the Democratic retreats.
Democrats will ride together to the resort on a chartered Amtrak train at a cost to taxpayers of about $70,000, the Hill reported. Taxpayers will also foot the bill for security helicopters to fly above the train. The caucus will spend thousands: In 2003, for example, they spent $11,200 on food and $6,900 on entertainment, the paper said."
Because this trip is seen as a meeting of the Democratic caucus, taxpayers will fund a major portion of it. That just seems to fly in the face of the economic crisis and the suffering that is continuing in Kentucky due to an ice storm.
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