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re: The sad reality of President Trump canceling Pelosi’s vacation
Posted on 1/18/19 at 7:52 am to cajunangelle
Posted on 1/18/19 at 7:52 am to cajunangelle
You guys realize the magnitude of these boondoogles? I had a friend who was a front man for a former VP. Whole entourage would head to the Caribbean for some meet and greets on various islands, when it was done they headed back to DC, and then the entourage, due to the stress of the previous trip, would all head to Europe to relax.
Congressmen, Senators, all the dept heads and direct reports, you are talking thousands of people, with a dozen each in the entourage, taking eight to ten trips a year, you are talking 100s of thousands of trips.
And yes, first class hotels, meals, etc. And by the way, when your tab is US govt paid that 1000 dollar a night hotel room just became 2 grand, along with everything else.
You are talking multiple billions of dollars annually.
Congressmen, Senators, all the dept heads and direct reports, you are talking thousands of people, with a dozen each in the entourage, taking eight to ten trips a year, you are talking 100s of thousands of trips.
And yes, first class hotels, meals, etc. And by the way, when your tab is US govt paid that 1000 dollar a night hotel room just became 2 grand, along with everything else.
You are talking multiple billions of dollars annually.
Posted on 1/18/19 at 7:55 am to trinidadtiger
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You guys realize the magnitude of these boondoogles?
Exactly. One of my previous NCOs ended up on the communications team for VP Biden. The stories he told...it just made me sick to my stomach.
There's a reason why politicians do everything they can to hold their seat for life folks. They all live in a completely different world from us, and we pay for it.
Posted on 1/18/19 at 9:07 am to trinidadtiger
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You guys realize the magnitude of these boondoogles?
Yes I do... One of my postings was a popular destination and most of the "handshaking" and "briefing" took place between the plane and the caravan... Amazingly almost all follow on briefings and site visits were "rescheduled to a later date"...
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