Ok, some research:
-random Yahoo! guy seems to agree with Hoz I think:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...7075005AA0cEzc (a flight to Colorado apparently)
-yet this random article, which does not appear to be a fan of Obama at all (and that's putting it nicely
), quotes:
Or did he stroke a check for $200K, the likely total cost of transport for multiple cargo jets, Marine Ones and limo motorcade?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...age=true&cat=9
-According to this article-
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...as-date-night/ - yes, from Fox News,
the Obamas would have preferred using a commercial airline shuttle to New York and back but the Secret Service would not allow such unprotected travel.
-this one notes an apparently similar trip the Reagans made:
http://www.alan.com/2009/05/31/rnc-a...broadway-show/
-and no, its not a great comparison, but this aticle -
http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/20...-private-jets/ (from reuters) - says that for CEOs,
It costs about $20,000 to fly one of these (private company) jets round trip from Detroit to Chicago — far more than the $900 cost of a first-class ticket on Northwest Airlines. (they must have forgotten their landing fees).
So what does this all say? I'm not sure. Which is about what I make of this debate/thread.