Awww. Michelle and Barry had a date last night. That’s cute. And you know what? I don’t deny them a date night. I think it’s great that the prez and his first lady take time out of their busy schedules to have some couple time.
But you know what’s not great? It’s not great when the president continues to insist that everyone needs to sacrifice and “have skin in the game” but then decides that the only way he can have couple time with Michelle is to use taxpayer dollars (I don’t even wanna THINK about what it cost) to take Marine One from JFK into Manhattan, have streets closed for their visit, just so they can take in a broadway show. Do they not have theater in DC, for crying out loud?
I mean, it’s nice and all that he flew in a smaller Gulfstream-type plan instead of the big giant ones he typically uses for travel. But it wasn’t just Marine One - two other planes carried staff and reporters. Just THINK about the cost of all of that. So our president could have a fancy date. Can you even imagine how many people’s entire annual energy bills that could have paid for?
But you know – you need to get busy painting your roof white and buying an electric car. You better get on that.
UPDATE: According to this, the date cost upwards of TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. That would pay my energy bills for 16 years, you guys.
Obama can suck it. Mr. Mock is keeping his giant gas guzzling truck and I’m keeping my black top roof.
