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According to the Associated Press, "Reagan spent all or part of 335 days in Santa Barbara over his eight-year presidency."
http://hnn.us/articles/202.html
You have to remember. I am not against the first family having vacations. I have stated as long as they pay what it would have normally cost, then the government needs to pay for the security.
What I am against, if lib s like you and Chump, lying about the cir stances.
one more thing. How about taking this to the thread already addressing this topic, rather than spoiling this one.
According to the Associated Press, "Reagan spent all or part of 335 days in Santa Barbara over his eight-year presidency."
http://hnn.us/articles/202.html
your prejudice already spoiled it.
The trip referenced in that article was not a vacation, it was to raise awareness of Breast Cancer in the Middle East. Tell me - just what is Mic e raising awareness of with her trip to Spain (especially since everything is closed to the Press), other than the fact she's livin large on the the taxpayer dime!
Exactly! My point was that far too many politicians (on both sides) are totally out of touch with the people they claim to represent. They think they're en led to all these outrageous salaries and perks, while at the same time telling us to make sacrifices.one more thing. How about taking this to the thread already addressing this topic, rather than spoiling this one.
Thee Bell guys were obviously outliers.
But what they did was apparently completely legal, so they get cut off and pushed out, but no crime, and still get 10s of $Ms in pensions.
why are taxpayers paying flight and security money for Bush to go do presidential work at his ranch in Crawford?
cuz this dumb says it's ok.
I wasn't against it for Bush and I'm not against it for Obama.
They were trips at taxpayer expense -- which is what this is all about. You are being an idiot insisting none of them could have possibly been a vacation.What I am against, if lib s like you and Chump, lying about the cir stances.
You want a badge, forum cop?one more thing. How about taking this to the thread already addressing this topic, rather than spoiling this one.
One interesting thing to consider. Maybe they got paid what they were worth? they don't have the problems of other cities, and in fact, contract their services to other cities. They must be doing something right.Quote from the LA Times story breaking the case.Council members hired Rizzo in 1993 from the High Desert city of Hesperia as interim chief administrative officer with a starting salary of $72,000 a year. By September 2004, he was being paid $300,000 a year. Ten months later, his salary jumped 47% to $442,000.Yeah, I know I'd run up an $80K/year cell phone bill pretty easily. And first-class travel to conferences does add up after a while.
His salary continued climbing $52,000 a year until July 1, 2008, when Rizzo received his usual salary increase and signed an addendum to his contract that gave him a 5% raise in September and guaranteed 12% increases each July.
His last raise was $84,389.76. Next July, he will receive a $94,516 pay hike.
Rizzo defended his salary and that of his staff and the council by saying they don't receive car or cellphone allowances and must pay their own way to out-of-town conferences.
Just amazing that people can be this out of touch. Good riddance.
what are city managers and police chiefs worth?
The official visit has already been mentioned, idiot.
Was "everything" "open to the press" with the Bushes?
No.
Of course not.
Only an idiot would think that.
What ever the supply and demand wages will pay them.
You know Chump, you and I will never agree on anything (except that 9/11 was not an inside job), so let's just call it a day. The country is going to , but there are some people who will never see it. Liberalism flows way too deep and strong in your veins for us to ever have a decent conversation. So - you go your way, and I'll go mine - and time will tell who was right. There is no point in arguing with someone who will NEVER see things from your point of view - I'm a staunch conservative, and you're a flaming liberal - and we both think the other is an idiot!
current supply and demand for a city manager even on the high end does not dictate a $780+k annual salary.
That's why people are pissed and these people are under scrutiny.
Try to keep up or just shut the up.
But you have proved yourself to be an idiot.
lol staunch
only a stupid would think he's a flaming liberal.
Only according to the idiot liberals in this forum. See, I can play that game too.
This is the original idiot's question:Is the word "vacation" in there at all?
No.
Idiots.
Clam - I'm sick of you too. You have nothing intelligent to say, so you resort to obscenities. However, I guess I shouldn't expect anything better from you - you're just going by the liberal play book.
You're a pathetic human being who deserves nothing but pity.
And why is Kuwaiti breast cancer an issue for American taxpayers to pay for awareness in the form of a visit by the First Lady and all the costs that entails?
Is that a wise use of your tax money, Crookshanks?
Yes or no.
so after you say what you think is intelligent, you resort to cut downs.
but I don't think anyone is really expecting much different from you...
and you're a phony.
you think it's all ok if you name something "white house west".
conservative........you are not. you're just another big haired, fat ass knuckledragger from texas.
LOL. I remember how outraged libs were about Bush's vacations and playing golf. I think Obama is on page to out-do Bush, but I don't want to be like the lib s and express any phony outrage.
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