Trump's 10 weeks in office cost same for travel as 2 years

True, but they did have GWB for a comparison, and Obama took far fewer vacation days than he did.
www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html

That is true, but to say that Obama is working no matter where he is and then complain about the other side using the same excuse is hypocritical. No matter what justification you (general) come up with.

And as usual ... IOKIYAR! President Bush 43: "Now watch this drive!"

ETA I don't care about the damn golfing. What I care about is that Trump spent years hurling horrific (and mostly untrue) accusations at Pres. Obama, then switched to similar attacks against Hillary. And yet, he is shameless about doing the exact same things and worse, and his supporters (plus those who "don't support" him but choose to defend him, anyway) continue the relentless attacks on Democrats. But as we all know, it IS okay if you're a Republican. Apparently.

From his own mouth, telling people what they want to hear, obviously now not meaning it.   Trump tells a crowd he'd never play golf, never leave the White House  I can't find where I originally saw it and can't seem to insert the video, so you'll have to scroll down to see.

He just says whatever he thinks will "work" in the moment.  Can contradict himself over and over, and we are supposed to believe him.?    or shall I say, "Believe me!"?

The fact that trump is a huge hypocrite is not the problem.   The fact that he plays golf every weekend is not the problem.

The huge problem with trump in this instance is the outlandish cost of his security, both at trump towers and Mar a Lago, all the while he plans on cutting programs that help those who need it most.

His plans for a replacement for the ACA will force millions to lose their health care coverage by cutting Medicaid.   But that is not the only problem, thousands of medical personnel will lose their jobs. Less people visiting the doctor less people needed.

And then let's don't forget his latest plan to save money.  All government departments have to submit a plan by the end of the month to freeze and/or cut the size of that department.  Again more people lose their jobs.

But meanwhile donald trump, the male version of Marie Antoinette, spends our tax money on him and his family's comfort like there is no tomorrow.  Like they are entitled to it.

That is the problem for this instance.  And no other president in modern history has done this to the scale trump has.  So there is no comparison.

You are ignoring the fact that "he can work anywhere" was given as a reasonable justification for normal vacation time. Yes, his normal workplace is The White House, and when he is away from it, he can continue to do the work necessary to get by during vacation. That is not the same as giving the president a pass to "work from home" on a regular basis, which is what Trump is doing.

Since many of those who support Trump want him to run the country like a business.........

A good analogy would be a manager who decides to work from home several days a month, leaving it up to someone else to run the day to day business. Not only does he work from home, he requires the company to pay for additional security staff to protect him and company secrets while working at home. And he also expects clients to meet with him at home, so extra employees are needed to attend to their needs as well. And when he needs to meet with some of his own staff, he requires them to travel to his home, at company expense, even going so far as to require them to stay overnight, again at company expense.

In the meantime, there is zero benefit to the company in having the manager work at home. No additional productivity. No cost savings, since the company office has to be maintained and secured to the same extent as if the manager was in the office. In fact, it costs more for him to work from home because of the added travel and security expenses and the lost productivity of staff who have to travel back and forth.

Now let's throw in the fact that the manager owns the hotel that the company is paying for when the employees stay there.

And, he spends more time golfing and socializing from home than "working" during this time.

Can you think of ANY reasonable business person or stockholder accepting this setup? The self-dealing on the hotel alone would be enough to justify firing him, and the extra expense for Jo extra productivity would expose him as a poor manager.

So why do the citizens, i. e. "US shareholders," have to put up with this?

I don't begrudge anyone a vacation, especially the person who has one of the most stressful job in the world. But come on! For a group that bitches about "lazy" teachers, government workers, and union mbers who fight for paid time off, many conservatives are remarkably quiet and understanding when it comes to Trump's perpetual vacations on the public dime.

No one has to research it, we lived it. What must really be exhausting is constantly defending Saint Obama and Saint Hillary by demonizing those that bring up facts that contradict your set in stone opinions.

ETA: you want to bring up that trump wasn't in the situation room during the Yemen raid that resulted in the death of soldier, have you asked where Obama was during Benghazi that resulted in the death of four Americans? And why didn't the White House release those photos, when it's standard for them to do so?

And asking those questions doesn't mean I approve of Trump doing it, so you'll have to come up with a different way to demonize/dismiss me for mentioning facts that contradict your opinion.

I just gave a direct comparison on the post above yours and there have been other direct comparisons.

THIS.  Exactly.

I don't even know what you're talking about. I was not in any way referring to Trump's constant travel, but to his behavior. Specifically, his mouth and what comes out of it.

If you do want to talk about the travel (being as that's the topic of this thread and all), I cannot imagine what Democratic hypocrisy you're referring to. Obama went on occasional vacations. Not every weekend. He played golf sometimes. Not twice a week. He didn't haul half the White House to a hotel he owns and can charge the government for them to stay at.

The whole thing is one big embarrassment. I like this image my DDIL sent me:

The subject was Trump wasn't in the SITUATION ROOM during the Yemen raid and Obama wasn't in the SITUATION ROOM during the Benghazi attack. 

We know this because it's standard procedure to photographically document such moments and the White House has refused to release any pictures. There's also a minute by minute account in the President's daily diary which is kept by a White House diarist, it's public record and the White House won't release the info. Not to mention, the former National Security Spokesman, Tommy Vietor was there and said Obama wasn't there. 

^^^ THAT.



^^^ I, for one, don't think he's capable of thinking ANYTHING through. One only needs to look at his Twitter feed to see that.