Obamas Moving To Washington DC This Weekend

New York Times:

Even in a town where the hotels are swamped for the inauguration, it turns out to be easy to get a room if you're the one being inaugurated.

President-elect Barack Obama and his family will move to Washington this weekend in time for his daughters to start school, aides said Tuesday. With the White House still occupied and the official guest residence unavailable, the future first family will hole up in one of the city's most exclusive hotels.

Read the whole story: New York Times

Comments

[Ex-Democrat]

Why is the crack-head wearing sunglasses?

[WADIIAH]

Im so happy that the republicans are refusing to change. That means they will be out of office forever!

[vtlt8]

If that makes you sleep better at night, chief.

[Rightone11]

If you mean "change" as being more like the liberals, you are correct in saying the conservatives refuse to do it. But do not get too full of yourself. By the looks of it, Obama is b o m b i n g out on all fronts. I do NOT think he will last 2 terms. He is too full of himself, and cannot make a decision~

[Grannysue]

Apparently Bush is trying to get in his last parting shot by not freeing up the guest recidence, what a creep. I can hardly wait for the 20th and to see stupid and his clan on the bus back to TX! The damage that man and his many cohorts has done is undescrible. Good luck to President Obama, he is being handed one the the biggest messes in history, I hope people will at least give him some time to attempt to clean everything up, but not the Right wing bigots, they will be spewing their hatred and tall tails probably by the 21st!
Well, Happy new year everyone, I for one am so glad to see 2008 go, it's been a hell of a year! I hope for everyone's sake that 2009 will be far better! Getting rid of George and the gang will be a good start!

[johnnynyc]

Happy New Year to you too!

[Rightone11]

Hey, come Jan. 20, 2009. the sky will be bluer, the birds will sing sweeter, and the sun will shine brighter. All because Obama will become POTUS~

Or so the progressives think~

[bby328]

Hey, get with the program . . . all that happened on Nov. 5th, last year.

[johnnynyc]

Its the Hay-Adams.

The Presidential Suite is $2500-5000 per night.

http://thepage.time.com/2008/12/31/nbc-news-obamas-to-stay-at-hay-adams/

Hey, where else would you stay while getting your daughters ready for their $20,000-$40,000 per year grammar school after vacationing at an exclusive $9,000,000 home.

[BabsfromKansas]

Sux to be you!

[KarenT]

Too bad he has to personally pay for all of this considering he should be able to stay in the Blair House. Why so bitter? Most President's kids went to private schools.

[MaryanneAZ]

Due to their incomes and book sales bonanza, they can afford it. I'd be interested to see who is actually using the Blair House that it could not be made available early to help two little girls start their school year. I hope the press stakes out Blair House and learns this information. Who could possibly require that accommodation at this stage in the Bush term?

[johnnynyc]

Its public record.

End of the administration parties and receptions.

Believe it or not this is a big deal.

It will be the same at the end of the Obama administration.

[poliscibabe]

johnnynyc, please explain, is it a bad thing to write a book about your experiences and earn a lot of money? Is it better to not live up to your potential and take advantage of all that the US offers? I am really confused by criticism of the Obama family and their vacation and school choices. You either believe in the American dream or you don't. Stop hating on the Obamas for living the dream.

[Invox]

One more step to the White House. We'll be there soon!

[elcojonu]

What's going on at Blair House that Barack couldn't stay there for a few days ?
Who will be using it ?
Is this another Repug act of disrespect ?

[Rightone11]

The Move-on.org covention with Michael Moore is having a party~

[Bompa]

Ah.. righty.... guess what, you lost because st.upid comments like this and your other inane spew. When all else fails, go negative..­. it worked so well for you in November..­.

[elcojonu]

Pay back will be lots of fun.
Yous guys are looking at 10 to 20 years in the wilderness; don't forget to take carry water and a warm coat.

[dct1999]

GWB should be smacked with a shoe daily.

[elcojonu]

How's the shoe mail-in campaign to the White House going ?

[dct1999]

I don't know, but I hope it's going well.

[Rightone11]

Wait till Obama goes to Iraq. It will be the Marines throwing their BOOTS at him.

I know MANY Marines that dislike Obama immensely~

[dct1999]

And I know many that can't stand GWB and voted for Obama.

[daedelus]

Drinking buddies?

[elcojonu]

The Marines should be folded into the Army where they will learn some manners and polish; there's really no need for 2 Infantry services.
GO ARMY !

[edwarvir]

I hope the Marines have better sense
than to try throwing anything at President Obama

[StillIRise]

The last I heard, the military voted overwhelmingly for Obama. It's human nature for us to embrace and surround ourselves with people of like minds, when we have a choice. So I'm sure the MANY Marines you know, think like you do, so it's not surprising that they would dislike Obama immensely. However, it appears that both they and you are in the minority - so what they and you think is really irrelevant.

[Rightone11]

"I really do believe GW deserved those shoes....a­nd, I would venture our nation does too"...

This is a quote made right here on this site by Gladys46. Just out of curiosity, Gladys46, in your liberal mind, what has the USA done that is SO bad as to have SHOES thrown at her?

I asked you once, and you ignored my question. Please, enlighten all of us with your liberal wisdom~

I'm waiting~

[daedelus]

Just guessing, but it might have something to do with the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilian deaths.

[Bompa]

Add to that a destroyed country, death squads, Blackwater rampages, etc, etc, etc. He was damn lucky it was only a pair of shoes!

[MaryanneAZ]

That would be my guess along with the 4,200 lost of our service people and the 30,000 maimed and the untold thousands psychologically scarred by the continuous deployments. Just for starters anyway. My only regret about the Iraqi journalist shoe thrower is that he missed. It might also have something to do with our blinders being on while Wall Street hid its bad books and debt and the economy toppled around the World like dominoes. There's a few things actually.

[friskee1]

he is a war criminal who allows torture and might i add, allowed an entire city to drown killing hundreds of people among his misdeeds.

and we're on the brink of a depression as a parting gift. hope you enjoy it.

[KarenT]

The shoes were not thrown at the USA...they were specifically meant for Bush.

[StillIRise]

Read the quote that you wrote. Where does it say that shoes were thrown at "her" (i.e. USA) or that the USA has done anything SO bad?

I believe, not from reading her post but from reading yours, that Gladys was talking about President Bush! And he deserved those shoes, not only for what he did to Iraq, but for what he did to America as well.

[NeoPublius]

I wonder where they are staying. I wager the Willard or Hotel Washington…

[Rightone11]

Motel 6

[dct1999]

Sorry but your fantasy will not come true. It's only the best for the POTUS elect, no matter how much you wish otherwise.

[hardybear]

The Hay Adams.

[BabsfromKansas]

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/a-room-with-a-view/

[Rightone11]

So much for his historic train trip, eh?~

[dct1999]

There will be a train trip between Philidelphia and DC beginning on 01/17. Why do you broadcast your ignorance so willingly?

[Rightone11]

I do NOT keep up with Obama's daily itinerary like some rabid liberals do~

[strangerinthenight]

If A is true, then B is also true. Simple logic.

[BabsfromKansas]

not if A had lost the election

[strangerinthenight]

Read the original premise.

[BabsfromKansas]

oops - reread your comment - I am obviously a right brained person!

[TimmySlagle]

How sweet!

Mary and Joseph finally found a room at the Inn, and don't have to sleep in the stable.

So what was all that whining about not getting into Blair house?

And where did Obama stay, when the Senate was in session anyway? Didn't he have to sleep somewhere, after voting "present?"

[CaptainVideo]

WE WON AND YOU LOST! DEAL WITH IT.

LOSERS!

[TimmySlagle]

Funny.

You guys wrote the book on poor sportsmanship over the past eight years.

We're already dealing with it better than you EVER did.

[missbulldog]

Was it a football game? You make it sound that trivial

[BabsfromKansas]

The Election is Over,
The Talking is Done.
Your Party Lost.
My Party Won.

So Let Us Be Friends,
Let Arguments Pass.
I'll Hug Your Elephant,
You'll Kiss My @ss

[Rightone11]

I'll kiss your a** as soon as the POTUS YOU voted in has an opinion on what is going on in the Middle East~

I feel very safe saying this, considering Obama hasn't said a word about it~haha

[bluestatelib]

Very nicely done Babs. Bravo!

[gladys46]

I really do believe GW deserved those shoes ... and, I would venture that our nation does too !

[Rightone11]

What has AMERICA done NOW, gladys46?

[BabsfromKansas]

He has an apt near Stanton Park but it is not able to be safely secured.

[TimmySlagle]

right.

I think Michelle just can't stand, that it doesn't have room service.

[KarenT]

The apt he has is a studio apt and from how it's described on par with a typical college dorm room. His staff always jokes with him that his apt. is worse than theirs. What an elitist!

[lj9283]

In the 60 Minutes interview Ms. Obama stated that when she visited Barack when the Senate was in session in D.C. she refused to sleep in the apartment it was so bad.

[stonelaw]

Quick, answer this question about the innaguation:

Which are you most excited about (you can only chose one)?

A. Obama being inagurated.

B. Finally getting rid of Bush.

[rbarry647]

A. Obama being inagurated.

[Rightone11]

Now we all need to do is get Obama to have an OPINION on anything harder than the qestion "do you want paper or plastic"?

[BabsfromKansas]

A.

cause we'd be in deepdoodoo if getting rid of Bush meant getting JMC and his mule in the WH

[CaptainVideo]

A, which also implies B.

[strangerinthenight]

A - Obama being inaugurated. If A is true, then B is also true.

[ylpatriot]

..........­...B......­..........­....

[rbarry647]

I hung my 2009 Calendar this morning and smiled when I saw we only had 3 short weeks until O is in.
20 Days, 3 hours, 27 Minutes!!

[voter42]

I thought I heard the hotel's name on a DC radio station this morning, but I was half asleep so...

[BabsfromKansas]

well let me know if you find out and I'll run over there with a basket of muffins!

[gladys46]

I'm directly behind you Babs !!

[voter42]

In my sleep induced state, I heard either a Washington Hotel or The Washington Hotel.