As President Barack Obama flies Monday to Chicago for a midday speech on health-care reform, the round trip on Air Force One will run about $236,000, according to government estimates of the operating costs for one of the top symbols, and perks, of the presidency.
But that does not include such expenses as Secret Service protection, motorcades and helicopter transports.
The massive blue-and-white aircraft, a specially outfitted version of a Boeing 747, makes a statement everywhere it travels. Through Friday, Obama had taken 54 Air Force One flights, according to the White House.
Chicago Tribune
At $236,000 a throw that works out to $12,744,000, from the man who wants to tax Americans to the hilt for driving.
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Dennis Ambler
