"The president today will give a speech that will really make clear that the middle class is facing a make or break moment," Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One.
"Congress must act within the next three weeks," the president said while scraping dirt from a worn pair of Foot Joy golf spikes, then stuffing them in the nap of his golf bag, then disappearing into the private office at the front of the plane.
"The president wishes he was able to work with congress on this issue, but after completing this series of campaign stops, the President will take a well deserved break to be with his family for a few days in Hawaii," said Carney.
With a series of golf outings planned with donors during the daytime, and the cool breezes of the windward side of Oahu in the evenings, the President will get an opportunity to spend quality time with his family and perhaps the next lucky recipient of a government stimulus check.
The 7,000-square-foot vacation home features “five bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, a media room with surround sound, a kitchen suited for a master chef, a dining room and great room, a secluded lagoon-style pool with tropical waterfalls and a lavish island spa.” The ocean lanai and garden lanai also showcase ornate landscaping and “stunning views” of Kailua Bay and Mount Olomana.
The Honolulu Police Department spent $228,247 for the president's most recent Christmas/New Year's visit last year, according to the Hawaii Reporter, which noted that city taxpayers have never been reimbursed for $350,000 they spent on police overtime in 2008 and 2009 related to earlier Obama trips.
It costs about $1 million to take Air Force One to Hawaii, and an additional $140,000 for both of the USAF C-17 cargo aircraft that are used to transport presidential limos, helicopters and other support equipment.
An undisclosed number of political donors will rent the surrounding properties and the remaining six beach homes will be reserved for the Secret Service and Navy SEALs for between $1,000 and $1,250 a day, and there will be 24 hour Coast Guard patrols on two 30-foot speedboats mounted with high-powered firearms as well as two smaller boats.
Obama staff and lesser donors will stay at the Moana Surfrider, a Westin Resort & Spa, on Waikiki Beach for a rate of between $350 to $450 a night.
Durring his last visit to Hawaii in November, President Obama addressed a gathering of 300 supporters & donors to let them know he would be returning on December 17th, allowing them to make the proper reservations and appointments. "It is great to be home, great to feel that aloha spirit. And Michelle and the girls will be back shortly for Christmas vacation, as we do every year,” he said at that time."
The Mid Pacific Country Club will be closed to members during the president's visit, except for donors invited by the president.
Every year his Hawaiian vacation costs tax payers between $1 million and $1.5 million dollars. There is no report on how much campaign money he expects to raise, but with his new campaign slogan of "fairness," he is encouraging the financially fortunate to give a fair amount, and reminding them that he "remembers" his friends.
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