Oh, about Obama and 'thrift', this just in :

April 10, 2009
Your Tax Dollar Buys a Pricey Pizza

The privileges of being more equal than any other animal on the farm are sweet. While CEOs are publicly excoriated for traveling by private jet, Comrade Obama just had a chef flown across the country to make him a pizza.

When you're the president of the United States, only the best pizza will do — even if that means flying a chef 860 miles [double that for the round trip].

Chris Sommers, 33, jetted into Washington from St Louis, Missouri, on Thursday with a suitcase of dough, cheese and pans to prepare food for the Obamas and their staff.

He had apparently been handpicked after ...

Oh, about Obama and 'thrift', this just in :

April 10, 2009
Your Tax Dollar Buys a Pricey Pizza

The privileges of being more equal than any other animal on the farm are sweet. While CEOs are publicly excoriated for traveling by private jet, Comrade Obama just had a chef flown across the country to make him a pizza.

When you're the president of the United States, only the best pizza will do — even if that means flying a chef 860 miles [double that for the round trip].

Chris Sommers, 33, jetted into Washington from St Louis, Missouri, on Thursday with a suitcase of dough, cheese and pans to prepare food for the Obamas and their staff.

He had apparently been handpicked after the President had tasted his pizzas on the campaign trail last autumn.