Obama's Champagne Wishes and Cavier Dreams

It must be nice being Barack Obama. He gets to travel the world on the taxpayer’s dime and never worry about the cost. Thanks to Judicial Watch, the American people now know how much it costs to travel like a political rock star. Due to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Judicial Watch, the U.S. Department of the Air Force reluctantly released records that show the travel costs for President Obama in February and March of this year exceeded $4.4 million. Throughout these months, the President enjoyed golf trips and participated in Democratic Party fundraisers. The President traveled to these destinations on Air Force One, an aircraft that costs taxpayers $206,337 per hour of use. Thus, it cost over $1 million for the President to attend a golf outing in Palm Springs, California. During his junket, he also enjoyed an extended stay at the Sunny lands resort, owned by the mega rich Annenberg family.