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Here are some of the cost factors for the Obama's vacation to Hawaii. It is their 7th vacation since taking the throne. Add in 60 trips to the golf course for Barack (that's a full month of golf out of the the first 23 months in office) and 15 months of travel and speech making (more than 1500 speeches and personal appearances taking, on average, 3 hours each including travel time) and we have a president who does not work in the White House. -- editor.

The Washington Examiner gives us these facts concerning the Hawaiian trip:

* Mrs. Obama’s early flight to Hawaii: $63,000 (White House Dossier)

* Obama’s round trip flight to Hawaii: $1 million (GAO estimates)

* Housing in beachfront homes for Secret Service and Seals in Kailua ($1,200 a day for 14 days): $16,800

* Costs for White House staff staying at Moana Hotel: $134,400 ($400 per day for 24 staff) – excluding meals and other room costs

* Police overtime: $250,000 (2009 costs reported by Honolulu Police Department)

* Ambulance: $10,000 (City Spokesperson)

TOTAL COST: $1,474,200

But that $1.47 million figure leaves out a number of significant costs that simply could not be calculated by Hawaii Reporter:

* Rental of office building in Kailua on canal

* Security upgrades and additional phone lines.

* Costs for car rentals and fuel for White House staff staying at Moana Hotel (Secret Service imports most of the cars used here to escort the president).

* Surveillance before the president arrives.

* Travel costs for Secret Service and White House staff traveling ahead of the President.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2010/12/president-and-family-multi-million-dollar-christmas-vacation-hawa#ixzz19bzbkmYn

More from the Editor: a huge cost factor never mentioned by analysts, is the after hours event schedule at the White House. In 2009, that total was a startling 332 social and/or public events. Three hundred thirty two events at the Capitol -- in the first year of office. We cannot find any figures for the 2010 Party Season. There is simply no president in our history who has scheduled more events outside the White House than Mr. Obama or has partied as frequently.