But that was only part of it. As a former NYPD lieutenant, Yankee Phil knows how much it costs for presidents to visit the Big Apple and has all the details:
NYPD has a thing called "Ordered Overtime." Word has it that over 1000 cops were called in for OT. They are guaranteed 8 hours and 35 minutes cash overtime. That is over 8500 man hours. With Detectives, Sergeants, Lieutenants, Captains, Inspectors, and Chiefs, the bill for NYC for just the police, was over 250K. Add in the traffic control agents, sanitation, emt's, and all the support agencies, Obama's date cost NYC taxpayers a half a mil, easy.I am waiting for a responsible journalist in the mainstream media to question the wasteful spending of this president at a time when thousands have lost jobs, companies are going under, the economy is sputtering, and many are losing their homes.
Meanwhile, their idea of stimulating the economy is to spend, spend, spend taxpayers' money.
$24,000 ... half a million dollars? Read Phil's entire post for more.
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And doing this while plotting the hostile takeover of one of Americas oldest and most pridefull companies. If you want a Chevy or GMC truck or suv, you better buy it now, before they require you to have permit to buy such an "Earth Killer".
Drudge is reporting that it may be closer to 250k. Can you imagine what the Democrats and the media would have said if President Bush and Laura did the same thing back in 2001?
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