Christie’s Office Reveals Taxpayers’ Tab For Governor’s Israel Trip

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s trip to the Middle East this month cost taxpayers $39,871 for security, according to his office.

The office released costs to The Associated Press for state troopers to be in Israel and Jordan with Christie, his family and 13 delegates he invited.

Other portions of the trip were funded by two privately funded groups, and the governor’s office declined to provide some of those costs. The groups are not required to disclose such figures.

Choose NJ, the economic development entity founded by the Christie administration and funded by corporate donations, paid $36,246 for six government staffers to accompany Christie.


http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/04/14/christies-office-reveals-taxpayers-tab-for-governors-israel-trip/

Obama says Air Force One travel is ‘not my choice' in sharp exchange

President Barack Obama on Thursday firmly rejected any criticism that his worldwide travel on Air Force One or his family's vacations have left him out of touch with Americans' struggles, saying flying aboard the famed official plane is "not my choice."

"The fact of the matter is, I think if you look at my track record, I'm raising a family here. When we travel, we got to travel through Secret Service, and Air Force One, that's not my choice. I think most folks understand how hard I work and how hard this administration is working on behalf of the American people," Obama told KMOV of St Louis. The interview was one of four sessions the White House arranged with local TV in states expected to be battlegrounds in November.

KMOV reporter Larry Conners had told Obama that some of the station's viewers "are complaining, they get frustrated, even angered, when they see the first family jetting around, different vacations and so forth, sometimes maybe, they think, under color of state business and that you're out of touch, that you don't really know what they're experiencing right now."

"Well, I don't know how many viewers you're talking about that say that," Obama countered. "We do hear from some," replied Conners. "I hear from all kinds of viewers about everything," Obama shot back. "I'm sure you do," said Conners.

Rest of article: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-air-force-one-travel-not-choice-001915991.html

I think Fox and Hannity are looking for a huge ratings boost, Hannity not saying anything

right now but possibly during his show tonight. It will all come out what his conversation with GZ was about, I hate to think Faux and Sean will reap such a ratings bonanza with the GZ conversation. Of course, maybe Sean will not say anything at all to anyone and just keep dragging the suspense on indefinitely. Time will tell.

When GZ is caught, and he will be, he will go straight to jail. I'm sure there were warnings

from all directions to him and he didn't heed them. If he's in another country, he will be arrested and be sent to directly to jail. SYG won't help him with this latest development. GZ doesn't strike me as very smart, hiding is difficult and takes some smart cunning to successfully pull off. I'm hoping anyway.

Rachel will be on Leno tonight...n/t