◼ Willing to Spend Others $$$...Not his Own??? - Sodahead
◼ Flashback: Dear President Barack Obama: Please pay up. City tries again for reimbursement from Obama campaign - State-Journal Register
Springfield Mayor Frank Edwards this week sent a letter asking the president to help see that the city is reimbursed for the expense associated with hosting Obama’s presidential campaign stop in Springfield in the fall of 2008.
“The confusion seems to lie with whether the White House itself or the Secret Service is responsible for the $55,458 payment,” Edwards wrote. “As you know, sometimes only the executive himself can cut through such inter-departmental differences of opinion.”
Obama introduced his running mate, Joe Biden, at the Old Capitol in August 2008. About 160 police officers and nine civilians helped provide protection for Obama’s visit, according to an invoice from the city.
The city usually charges for providing police and fire protection at political events.
