In addition to consequence-free groping, one of the other benefits of being Vice President is all the taxpayer-funded travel.
Not only do you get to fly around in your own Boeing C-32, you also get put up in the swankiest of digs – like the five-star Hyatt Regency London or the Hotel Intercontinental Paris Le Grand. According to documents unearthed by The Weekly Standard, Biden and his entourage enjoyed these luxury accommodations during a recent trip overseas.
Total cost to taxpayers? Nearly $460,000 for one night in London and a whopping $585,000 for one night in Paris.
Yeah … that’s some pricey lodging for a hero of the working man – one recently hailed by S.C. Democratic Party chairman Dick Harpootlian as “protecting middle class families.”
C’est dommage, people. C’est dommage …
Anyway, no word yet on the costs taxpayers should expect to incur when Biden visits Columbia, S.C. later this spring for a political fundraiser, although we have no doubt he will be “protecting middle class families” in the finest accommodations South Carolina’s capital city has to offer.
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You always sound so jealous of government employees. You sure you don’t want back in? Is it the money or the supposed consequence-free groping you want more?
You always sound so jealous of government employees. You sure you don’t want back in? Is it the money or the supposed consequence-free groping you want more?
VACANCY AVAILABLE ——– monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly rates upon request.
VACANCY AVAILABLE ——– monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly rates upon request.
“Biden…..hero of the working man”
Yep, he has the working man’s 6 covered
“Biden…..hero of the working man”
Yep, he has the working man’s 6 covered
He is the problem. like all politicians they do not represent us!!
He is the problem. like all politicians they do not represent us!!
Sounds like this sequester thing is really cramping Joe’s style.
Sounds like this sequester thing is really cramping Joe’s style.
I’m sure the Secret Service doesn’t consider the Motel 6 down by the ghetto for a reason when a trip is planned by the President or Vice President. Granted, I’m sure a luxury hotel isn’t exactly necessary either, but trips by the executives aren’t ever cheap. Keep in mind they likely rent the rooms near and over/under where the VP stays to ensure his safety, as well as other special accommodations.
Of course, do we have a breakdown of how these costs were incurred? Of course not, but that won’t stop the Rush Limbaughs and Weekly Standards of the world from gasping at travel expenses that are by their very nature going to be high. Break down the bill by what cost what and what is necessary and what isn’t, or show us comparable lodgings by previous VPs that were far cheaper when adjusted for inflation.
The clip they show says “Contract Award Dollar Amount,” so was this the lowest bid? How many other hotels bid on it?
Hell, maybe I’m wrong, maybe the trip could’ve been cheaper, but there seems to be a lot of questions that you and your source (The Weekly Standard) aren’t asking, and likely due to the fact that it doesn’t fit your narrative to question a perfectly good talking point.
I’m sure the Secret Service doesn’t consider the Motel 6 down by the ghetto for a reason when a trip is planned by the President or Vice President. Granted, I’m sure a luxury hotel isn’t exactly necessary either, but trips by the executives aren’t ever cheap. Keep in mind they likely rent the rooms near and over/under where the VP stays to ensure his safety, as well as other special accommodations.
Of course, do we have a breakdown of how these costs were incurred? Of course not, but that won’t stop the Rush Limbaughs and Weekly Standards of the world from gasping at travel expenses that are by their very nature going to be high. Break down the bill by what cost what and what is necessary and what isn’t, or show us comparable lodgings by previous VPs that were far cheaper when adjusted for inflation.
The clip they show says “Contract Award Dollar Amount,” so was this the lowest bid? How many other hotels bid on it?
Hell, maybe I’m wrong, maybe the trip could’ve been cheaper, but there seems to be a lot of questions that you and your source (The Weekly Standard) aren’t asking, and likely due to the fact that it doesn’t fit your narrative to question a perfectly good talking point.