" The Calderon dinner was held on the South Lawn in a massive tent adorned with decorated walls, hanging chandeliers, carpeting and a stage for Beyonce's performance.

Guests rode private trolley cars from the White House to the tent. Celebrity guest chef Rick Bayless from Chicago's Topolobampo restaurant was imported to prepare Oaxacan black mole, black bean tamalon and grilled green beans."

Walking from the WH for, what, a quarter-mile?

This is even worse then when I first heard about the Senate Subway.

Let them walk off their lunch. They can even say that they are putting Mrs. B.O.'s "Let's Move" campaign into practice.

What better way for them to demonstrate their "leadership", but by practicing what they preach?

And this?

" Data for state dinner costs under Bush were unavailable because he signed an executive order in 2001 that put all presidential documents under seal for five years after a chief executive leaves office.

Spokesmen for the presidential libraries of Clinton and President George H.W. Bush were unable to locate data for dinners held in those years.

State dinner costs are a closely guarded secret, the officials said, because of concern about offending governments whose dignitaries receive less opulent bashes than others."

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!!

To Hell with American Taxpayers, we don't want to "offend" the latest leader of Freedonia when they sit down to have lunch with Pres. B.O. and the latest offerings from Chick-fil-A.