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Originally posted by jimmyx
Originally posted by GoalPoster
Apparently it didn't end in February . . .
Vice President Biden and his entourage spent a little time in London in early February during his first foreign trip of the second term of the Obama administration. A document released today revealed that the cost of lodging in London alone was close to half a million dollars. The contract was awarded on January 30, 2013 to the Hyatt Regency London for a total of $459,388.65
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That's almost a million bucks for two nights. Makes me feel not so bad when I book the Raddison for $109 a night instead of the $79 Motel 6.
this was for the the vice-president of the united states...not some common vacationer...what's wrong with you people, are you so clueless, or just stupid
Originally posted by jimmyx
Originally posted by GoalPoster
reply to post by jimmyx
If calling into question spending a million bucks on two nights of handshaking and glad handing while the country sets back and waits for the next sequestration load-o-crap is stupid . . . gimme the dunce cap and I'll proudly wear it.
Since when has a vice president done anything useful besides sit around, attempt to look important and wait for his boss to die?
yes i do call it stupid...you need a hotel that has put into place a secure set of rooms, halls, entry ways, garages, that is able to be defended against an attack, you have secret service, state dept liasons, assistants, and various other people that travel with the vice president that need rooms for the night.
and since you already seem to know that the only thing the vice-president was doing was "handshaking and glad-handing"...maybe you can fill the rest of us in on his exact intinerary.
Biden's trip will kick off in Germany, where he plans to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, and give a policy speech at the Munich Security Conference. Biden appeared before that group four years ago, at the beginning of Obama's first term.
He and second lady Jill Biden will then travel to Paris, where he will meet with President François Hollande and members of the French government. Biden will then cross the Channel, for meetings in London with Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, and other members of the British Cabinet.
Originally posted by jimmyx
yes i do call it stupid...you need a hotel that has put into place a secure set of rooms, halls, entry ways, garages, that is able to be defended against an attack, you have secret service, state dept liasons, assistants, and various other people that travel with the vice president that need rooms for the night.
and since you already seem to know that the only thing the vice-president was doing was "handshaking and glad-handing"...maybe you can fill the rest of us in on his exact intinerary.