Jaunting Through India

President Barack Hussein Obama has planned a little expedition to India- perhaps as a diversion from the bad news received in Tuesday's election. No simple sojourn- with wife and daughters and three thousand close friends- this voyage will cost the taxpayer a mere two billion dollars for ten days. Thirty-four American combat vessels will evidently accompany the President to assure his security. Obviously, with his station and prestige of office, Barack Obama can not stay at a backpacker's hostel or in a budget hotel, but does two billion bucks not seem a tad excessive? In fact, seeming to squander that amount could be construed as an affront to the millions of Americans who are now struggling to just get by in this grim economy. Does the President suffer under the delusion that he is Alexander the Great and that he is not going to tour but to conquer? With a delegation of that size and accompanied by such military strength, Obama could certainly make some headway in that endeavor. What possible strategic or commercial benefit can accrue to the United States by having Barack Hussein Obama spend so much time at the cost of so much of our money there?