The "president" made a speech at the Naval War College yesterday. (today??) He came all the way to New England just to find a friendly audience. How about he speaks at Providence College, that would liven things up.

Anyway, I happened to notice on the teevee this morning the footage of him climbing the stairs to big, ol' Air Force One.

That's right, he took a 747-400 three hundred miles up the coast to Newport, then went even further to make the hop to Pease AFB in Portsmouth, NH so he could go visit his momma.

That's ridiculous. Couldn't he ride a smaller jet? I recall seeing that it costs $1900/hour just in fuel costs alone, never mind the personnel and support.

But, who am I to argue. I haven't been president, I suppose GW gets nervous if he's too far away from the symbols of power.