If the RNC had compared Obamas evening out with that of George W. Bush’s record-breaking vacation flights back and forth to his Texas ranch or Camp David, republicans would have very little to be up in arms over. That is, if you factor out GOP hypocrisy.

RNC slams Obama Broadway date night

WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) — GOP officials chided U.S. President Barack Obama for attending a Broadway play Saturday but the White House said Obama was keeping a campaign promise. [...]

In a posting on its Web site, the Republican National Committee contrasted the Obamas evening out with General Motors Corp.’s fight for survival and the broader economic turndown.

“As President Obama prepares to wing into Manhattan’s theater district on Air Force One to take in a Broadway show, GM is preparing to file bankruptcy and families across America continue to struggle to pay their bills,” the GOP said. “Have a great Saturday evening — even if you’re not jetting off somewhere at taxpayer expense.”

RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho said if Obama wanted to go to the theater, “isn’t the Presidential box at the Kennedy Center good enough?,” Politico reported.

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