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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 587790" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I'm not defending Obama, but there are a few things that have to be remembered here.</p><p> </p><p>Its not Obamas fault that the President is a target for asassination. Part of the expense of maintaining a President is to protect him. It is a non-partisan issue. The man has the launch codes for the nuclear weapons, he cant just hop in his car or take a cab out on a date with his wife like you and I can.</p><p> </p><p>It probably wouldnt save any money to drive him; whenever his motorcade travels anywhere the streets have to be blocked off and extraordinary measures must be taken to guard against snipers. Local police pay out tens of thousands in overtime to their officers. Its a lot easier and cheaper to secure an aircraft than an entire motorcade route.</p><p> </p><p>Regardless of who my President is...I dont want him to live in a hermetically sealed bubble, never getting out to see the "real world" of the country that he governs. He needs to be the President of the United States, not the Mayor of Washington DC. He needs to travel and be among the people as much as possible. This means spending money to transport him and keep him safe. Its part of the cost of doing business.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 587790, member: 14668"] I'm not defending Obama, but there are a few things that have to be remembered here. Its not Obamas fault that the President is a target for asassination. Part of the expense of maintaining a President is to protect him. It is a non-partisan issue. The man has the launch codes for the nuclear weapons, he cant just hop in his car or take a cab out on a date with his wife like you and I can. It probably wouldnt save any money to drive him; whenever his motorcade travels anywhere the streets have to be blocked off and extraordinary measures must be taken to guard against snipers. Local police pay out tens of thousands in overtime to their officers. Its a lot easier and cheaper to secure an aircraft than an entire motorcade route. Regardless of who my President is...I dont want him to live in a hermetically sealed bubble, never getting out to see the "real world" of the country that he governs. He needs to be the President of the United States, not the Mayor of Washington DC. He needs to travel and be among the people as much as possible. This means spending money to transport him and keep him safe. Its part of the cost of doing business. [/QUOTE]
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