As Twitchy reported, the Obamas are gearing up for an African excursion that could wind up costing taxpayers a cool $100 million. It’s really important, you guys:
"The president's not going to retreat from an entire continent," White House defends #POTUS trip to #Africa http://t.co/fOozAxDG6N
— lesley clark (@lesleyclark) June 14, 2013
Chances are, though, that if you’re one of those taxpayers, you’d have trouble affording such an expensive vacay. But don’t worry — tweeters are offering up a host of vacation ideas for those Americans who have to foot their own bills:
https://twitter.com/TheMorningSpew/status/345603657980579840
https://twitter.com/me_llamo_Anna/status/345613057805930496
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Take the family on a trip around the block
— Rachel Tutor (@RachTutor) June 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/CandiLissa/status/345613044975542272
https://twitter.com/strinam/status/345604053549604864
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Take the kids to work with you.
— iSheeple (@iSheeple1) June 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/PattiEide/status/345624239082205186
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas
Get that jar of pennies rolled. Surprise the family with a Taco Bell Big Box.— Torchie ? (@Torchie123) June 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/stinkprogres/status/345616302691454976
https://twitter.com/TroubleAstor/status/345612874082824192
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Drive car around block several times till kids fall asleep. Tell them they were at Disneyworld all night.
— Natasha Fatale, Pottsylvanian Spy & Bombshell (@N_Fatale) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas… pretend you're callously spending 100 million dollars while the people starve at home.
— Leslie (@Libertarian_ish) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas ~ Drive through an even poorer neighborhood than the one you live in
— G® Hū✝söñ (@jess_reign_bass) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Just go to sleep and dream about what's happening in far away exotic lands. Like Benghazi. #Benghazi4
— ❌Donald Doobs❌ (@djdoobs) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Line up your Big Wheels on a steep hill and put your feet on the handlebars.
— A E Brown (@AElizabethBrown) June 14, 2013
Wheeeee!
But if none of those ideas will work for you, there’s always this route:
https://twitter.com/whatthe_fuzz/statuses/345615499478065152
Perfect!