How much is this POLITICAL travel costing us? ---pix->>>

[Stephanie]

No doubt we're paying for Bush's trip to this fundraiser. How much?








President Bush boards Air Force One Friday, Dec. 9, 2005 at Andrews Air
Force Base. Bush is going to Minneapolis for a Mark Kennedy '06 and
Minnesota Republican Party Victory Reception. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez
Monsivais)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/051209/480/mdpm10112091516

[katinmn]

1. Whatever it is, it's too much. We don't want him here!

MN did not support Junior and we despise him even more now. A protest is planned.

Friday, 12/9, 11 am to 12:30 pm, protest George W. Bush and his bloody war at $1000/plate fundraiser for hawk Mark Kennedy's Senate bid (or pay $10,000 for a picture with W), Minneapolis Hilton, 1001 Marquette Ave S, Downtown Mpls. Sponsors: Veterans For Peace www.TwinCitiesVFP.org, Anti-War
Committee, FNVW, Twin City Peace Campaign-Focus on Iraq, AlliantACTION.

[Stephanie]

2. good for you

Who is running against Kennedy?

[katinmn]

7. 6 opponents:

Amy Klobuchar, Patty Wetterling, and Ford Bell - DFL (our Dem party)
Michael Cavlan - Green Party
Robert Fitzgerald - no party affiliation
Harold Shudlick - Republican

Wetterling and Bell are both calling for withdrawal from Iraq so I believe one of them will be the Dem candidates, although Klobuchar has raised the most among Dems.

It will be an exciting race.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. This is what I found when I googled it.

In 2000, when jet fuel prices were lower, the GAO estimated that flying Air Force One cost $54,100 per hour, or $60,250 in today's dollars.

Found it in this article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32389-2005Apr6.html

[gulfcoastliberal]

6. So probably at least 80K/hr now

Not including the transport lifts for the limos and choppers.

[MsAnthropy]

4. Is he incapable of walking without flapping his arm?

the man has no dignity--he's always running for something. Just walk without waving once!

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Ticks me off to no end!

[SoCalDem]

8. He's not president.. He's fundraiser-in-chief

When he's not fundraising, he's on vacation:(