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October 31st, 2025 at 4:11:56 PM permalink

GenoDRPh

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I'm sure you know that the FBI director is REQUIRED to use government aircraft for all travel, including personal trips.

When Travis Kelce takes a side trip just to visit his girlfriend for a couple hours, he's not using 60 million government plane. I expect Patel to use commonsense in his choices. He only has to pay the price of a commercial ticket. Yeah, I excuse the Presidents generally for the same behavior. But we can vote them out.

I hate the waste too. But it’s the cost of doing business. If we are requiring these higher ups to fly in a ludicrously expensive government plane it’s not the person’s fault.

I’ve relayed this story (I think?) here before. I’m in DC. have a short walk from hotel to restaurant. Get to the corner and want to cross the street. No car traffic, but…. cops not allowing anyone to cross. I ask friendly cop what’s happening. He says Obama is going to a restaurant for dinner and street is closed for motorcade. I say at least I’ll get to wave at the president. He tells me maybe. They do 3 such motorcades, 2 of which are ‘dummy’ ones. Well I stand around. Finally a bunch of motorcycles go by. Then some cars. Then the bevy of black sedans. Then presumably the vehicle carrying Barrack and Michelle. Then an ambulance and a few more black SUV’s. Multiply by 3. No way it’s less than $1 million for the Prez to go out to dinner.

This comes up from time to time regarding protection of our elected and appointed officials in government. And it's a BS topic, mostly. Such actions are a necessary and proper charge upon the nation. This si the price we pay for living in a stable government, and nice tings cost money.

As for Keystone Kash, dude was and is tone deaf. Least he can do is reimburse the government for the use of the jet for private travel.

Pop quiz: Did you all know that when the President campaigns for reelection, the campaign has to reimburse the government for costs, according to an FEC formula?

October 31st, 2025 at 7:43:38 PM permalink

fleaswatter

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Quote: GenoDRPh
This comes up from time to time regarding protection of our elected and appointed officials in government. And it's a BS topic, mostly. Such actions are a necessary and proper charge upon the nation. This si the price we pay for living in a stable government, and nice tings cost money.

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As for Keystone Kash, dude was and is tone deaf. Least he can do is reimburse the government for the use of the jet for private travel.

Don't you know that Federal regulations and policy requires that the FBI Director reimburse the government for any travel that is personal in nature?

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Pop quiz: Did you all know that when the President campaigns for reelection, the campaign has to reimburse the government for costs, according to an FEC formula?

November 1st, 2025 at 1:37:44 PM permalink

SOOPOO

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Quote: fleaswatter
Don't you know that Federal regulations and policy requires that the FBI Director reimburse the government for any travel that is personal in nature?

Yeah. But they pay a tiny fraction of what the actual costs are. Like a coach ticket cost combined with a pet friendly Fairfield Inn hotel.

But I agree with you. In all our problems with elected officials, this is at the bottom of any list.

November 1st, 2025 at 1:50:41 PM permalink
missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 150 Posts: 5029	It's a perk. Same as execs of corps get.

November 1st, 2025 at 4:30:10 PM permalink
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 213 Posts: 22494	Quote: missedhervee It's a perk. Same as execs of corps get. Republicans in particular want to have perks, then they need to go back to the private sector. Unless they're just pretending to care about wasteful government spending. Trump is not a genius; you're just dumb.

November 1st, 2025 at 8:44:30 PM permalink
fleaswatter Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 5 Posts: 1540	Quote: rxwine Republicans in particular want to have perks, then they need to go back to the private sector. Unless they're just pretending to care about wasteful government spending.

November 1st, 2025 at 8:56:31 PM permalink
GenoDRPh Member since: Aug 24, 2023 Threads: 4 Posts: 2500	Quote: fleaswatter Don't you know that Federal regulations and policy requires that the FBI Director reimburse the government for any travel that is personal in nature? I'm on Keystone's side on this one. Mandated government travel is mandated government travel, and that's that. End of discussion. But did he have to fly to his gf for a date night?

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