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In reply to the discussion: Great progressive Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post has concerns about Obama's speaking fee-- [View all]Cha
(297,101 posts)Maisha Grinn
7:48 PM GMT-1000
We should pay him half a billion a year and put him back in the White House.
Mahalo for telling me to read the comments, Skidmore!
I really like this one..
Mjay..
"You know what you can do, Ruth Marcus? You can shut up. Please. Unlike past millionaire and billionaire Presidents, the Obamas had only one house, their townhouse in Chicago. They have mostly rented their vacation houses. They have also stayed in the homes of friends. So what. Obama put in his eight years in the toughest job on earth, one he took very, very seriously. And Michelle worked as hard or harder in her unpaid position as any First Lady before her. They earned the right to add to the family coffers and experience a little down time. President Obama served us well as an Organizer, a State Legislator, a U.S. Senator, and as President. There is no doubt he will contribute even more when he's ready."
Yeah, and doing more takes money to "mentor the next generation of leaders" of tomorrow.