Quote Originally Posted by caseysmom View Post
I am asking because I truly don't know...is the date thing or using a helicopter or whatever normal for the President? I am not trying to start anything but hasn't this always been done?

Yes,
But BO said that after the election, he would take the wife on a "date night".

Now, I don't mind spending a penny on taking care of the POTUS for work related trips, but with GM, Pontiac, banks and the Titanic going under, like why doesn't he get a sitter and rent some movies or porn on the cable/satellite?

There was a shot of about 100 NYC cops standing around waiting for the prez to show up.

Other people said that it was a slap in the face to the rest of the country where, most of us are very aware of what we spend on a date/shopping/perks. He spends money on very trivial things.

He just showed that maybe he doesn't really care about saving my and your money.

Of course, he could have cancelled the Statue of Liberty photo fiasco and gone to see it while he was in town?