Posted by
NJ Mike on Friday, July 25, 2008 12:20:45 PM
One thing I noticed in Brit Hume's piece on Obama's trip to Germany:
Not Everyone In Germany Ecstatic About Obama's Berlin Speech
He notes that half of the three-quarter of a million dollar price tag was being paid for by the German taxpayers. Therefore:
- Shouldn't this be considered a foreign campaign contribution? The German portion of his trip was campaign financed (see http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/24/obama-cancels-visit-to-us-troops-in-germany/ as it explains why he didn't visit wounded troops). Therefore if part of the cost is paid by Germans, aren't they (some unwillingly) contributing to his campaign?
- Why is he campaigning in a foreign country? He is running for President of the United States, not King of the World. I think it adds nicely to his aura of arrogance.
- Hey, at least this time, he wasting somebody else's money, not ours.