Obama moving to D.C. this weekend

And who is going to pay the bill for his hotel?

Will he be bringing a copy of his birth certificate with him?

Wooooooooooo bambi is moving to dc wow how exciting!!!!

He promises "Hope and Change". All that we see is more of the same. The Marxist media will continue to worship him even when they discover that he lied about being black.

21 days and counting!!!

WHO is staying at the Blair house that is so important that Obama, the President elect, is required to stay in a Hotel?

Stay safe Mr Obama, all of the new year and into the next four.

Happy New Year to the Obama Family. May your transition be a smooth one. May there be PEACE in the NATION some day. Amen.

I don't understand why the President elect is having to stay at a hotel, that is crap. Whoever is in the guest residence should go to the hotel.

What is it with the haters?

I have the same question as Dan D...lets get the scoop on why Obama needs to stay in a hotel for 2 weeks.

Honestly, who cares who pays for the hotel. He is the next President who wants to get stuff together before the current term ends. Though....he did not have a DC Senate residence? My thought he might be at the St Regis.

The blair house is probably occupied by folks who reserved it before Obama, like people that have business with the current administration.

Lied about being black....marxist? I'm glad no one posts from the fringes of sanity.

It is sad that the Obama family cannot stay in the White House as Quest.
I think there is plenty of room!

If there is freedom of the press - why don't you ever tell the whole story? What's with not using the Blair House? "Lame Duck" is still OK

The morons of the current administration have no common sense, nor the respect for Tradition of essential cooperation, as simple as the Blair House availability. If they are trying to make a point of some sort, it is only proving them to be stupid and ignorant. President-elect is not insulted here, the American people are being subjected to planned abuses. That is further abuse and insult to all Americans. The idiots in the RNC do not get it either, further ensuring their RIP status.

Yes, this is outrageous that the president-elect cannot reside in Blair House during the transition.

It is sad that the Obama family cannot stay in the White House as guest.
I think there is plenty of room!

A new Era Begins - and 8 years of Bush and the Republican extremists finally ends. Too bad the Bush era couldn't have ended before he put the USA in 2 wars and bankrupted the American economy and destroyed the American dream. Good Luck President Obama!

"He promises "Hope and Change". All that we see is more of the same. The Marxist media will continue to worship him even when they discover that he lied about being black."

Wow Deborah Gold - This article is about Obama relocating to Washington D. C. and you had to bring race into it. His mother was caucasion and his father was from Africa. Maybe... you know something about his race that everyone else doesn't? Has anyone ever accused you of not being the race that you say that you are? In the end, does it really matter>

It'll be great to see the flood of books after Jan. 20 from Bush insiders spilling the guts about W's incredible incompetence. I'll be an amazon.com waiting!

Doesnt the current vice president stay at the Blair house. I doubt he is moving until he has to.

The commenter identifying herself as "Deborah Gold" is pure comedy gold. That's the best parody of a mentally unstable person I have seen in a long time! Awesome! Keep it up!

ghump85376 and critics alike:
He won fair and square, so get over it and start working with him to make this (USA) a better nation - he has political clout and just being a different party and person is change. Well, sort of change and for the best! We the people are the change makers, if we get involved with our govenment. So, let's not be passive and sit in the back and let the government run your life, get involved, get active and get passionate to make this a better world. We the people...

Obama actually only had a very small DC apartment when he was a senator. And so what if the taxpayers have to pay for his hotel for a week. We're the United States of America! We can afford to pay for our leader's hotel room.

Wishing the Obamas a peaceful transition, start of school, and a very happy and productive New year.

Most other presidents have just moved in on inauguration day, so who really thinks he's going to get a lot of work done in the next 2-3 weeks anyway? He wants to arrive early, then that's his problem, and he can pay for the hotel from his $800M in campaign funds raised. And why doesn't he just live whereever he was living as a U.S. Senator? Clearly he had to live someplace when the Senate was in session, and his wife and kids probably visited from time to time.

Momma always said ... petty is as petty does. Obama will be sworn in Jan 20 even if his family has to stay at the Y! Get over it.

Let's work together to ensure that all of us do as well as possible. We have a great opportunity ahead of us.

Momma always said ... petty is as petty does. Obama will be sworn in Jan 20 even if his family has to stay at the Y! Get over it.

I agree with you, MP. It is unfortunate that these slights continue. But it is of no consequence. The RNC is P***ing into the wind....the winds of change. They are sullying themselves only.

I wish people would do some research before they make false assumptions. Five days before before Inauguration Day (January 15th) is the traditional date that President elects move into the Blair House. Accordingly, there is nothing suspicious about the Blair House being unavailable until that date. FYI - the story about Blair House not being available to the Obamas until January 15th has been out for over 2 weeks.

He has to stay in a hotel because the Blair house has historically been the guest residence of the sitting President. If the Bush's have people there it does not matter who they are. Why should Washington bend over even further to accommodate this guy?

Does the former PM Tony Blair own the Blair House. What are the rates??

God speed President (elect) Obama, I wish you and your family all the best in the coming years. Your undertaking is great but I believe in what you stand for and I stand beside you!

Pam
Washington State

Here is another time for us to come together for the good of the Nation. This man (Obama) need our prayers and support.

I am so tired of all the negative comments. Give him a chance, will you?

Stop whining about "who is in the guest residence". He's not the president, he is the president elect, he can wait just like every other president had to.

what you all fail to realize is the cycle of civilization, you all fail to remember history. a revolution is coming, maybe not in the next 5 years, but soon.

These liberal democrates and "middlist" people who think they can be inbetween left and right are undermining what made this country so great.

We are a Melting Pot. Not a Garden salad. meaning: we as americans should melt together and become one, instead everyone wants their little piece of society apart from everyone else (i.e. Black, White, Latino, etc. etc.)

all of you who don't realize what is happing, are destroying the freedom that made America, America land of the free.

Folks, talk to Dick Cheney. He and his people would not release Blair House.

Honestly, do you folks read the news at all, or just spout off about not being spoon fed the information?

they should have he RNC pay for the hotel......or - give him the BLAIR HOUSE...

I was under the understanding he was a US Senator. He certainly didn't commute from Chicago. What happened to his residence in DC

For the last two years we've had several folks campaigning for the Office of the President. You would figure just as Pres. Bush transitioned into the White House someone on the his staff would have made sure The Blair House would be available for the next President.

Peace upon you brothers and sisters as we begin the New Year. Remember the Christ child began his time on earth in less than pristine quarters.... Obama is accepting the situation concerning lodging for his famiky and himself, and so should we.
Our way to balance this perceived injustice. Is to totaly ignore, and pay no respect to any Edifice, Building, place in history, or mementos of Obamas predecessor or of that administration. Ponder on this, if you will.

Poor li'l haters, your comments range from pathetic to willfully ignorant. I hope watching Barack Obama's inauguration brings you extreme psychic discomfort. Happy New Year, everybody else!

No one is staying at Blair House. The Bushes are reserving it for receptions until the date it is traditionally made available to Presidents Elect.

Obama and his wife are Harvard educated attorneys. I am sure that they can pay for any damn hotel they want to. His best selling books have made millions. Unlike the trailer trash queen Sarah Palin who didnt have the intellegence to be successful in the private sector before the RNC used her for a prop and had to foot the bill for her nonsense.

As far as the Blair House goes....One president at a time.

The tradition is that the president-elect spends the night before inauguration in the Blair House. Only the anointed one had the audacity to ask for a full month there.

Come on people he can't stay in the whitehouse yet—He'd be privy to all the shenanigans the exiting moron is pulling before vacating. Besides if he wanted to stay in the whitehouse he'd have to be a big contributor to the RNC. As for the Blair house the Bushes and Cheneys have contributors and good old boys to reward.

Apparently Obama's little DC apartment isn't big enough for all the secret service—must suck being president and losing your privacy and your way of life.

He should just move in to the White House now and Bush should move out now. Bush is just wasting spacenow. Come to think of it, he has wasted space there for the past 8 years.

Just out of curiosity, wasn't he the candidate that said he was just like the rest of us? That he really understood us because he's been there? How many of you can afford this type of hotel? If he really understood the working class, he would be at a motel 6 or a super 8. Who is footing this bill anyway?

Let us hope that King Obama as president doesn't vote PRESENT over 200 times as the new Leader of the Free world. People talk about President Bush as a young man getting a DUI in his early 20's, For me I am more worried about Obama snorting COCAINE and doing HARD drugs,,, ADMITITLY in his early 20's but no one seems to want to confront that...???wonder why. President Bush has been a strong leader in that he stood with his convictions, and did what his team felt was best, NOT what his personal ratings fell at. He has strong faith, sticks to it hasn't thrown anyone under the bus, as Obama and Rev. Rice.the hater of white sssspeopl

Barack Bama is transferring a big chunk of his leftover campaign funds into his offshore accounts. Damn thief! Must be in his blood, just like that whore he had for a mom, who stole money from the government aka welfare when her parents were filthy rich.

We shouldn't judge nor question anybody like the Bush administration or the incoming Obamas administration about where they will stay.Look folks President elect Obama understand this issue I'm sure but he ran on change and that include change in our attitudes.He is not going to make a big deal about where he will stay now before he moves into the whitehouse with his family.Obama is suppose to be the one that the poor but not the rich should emulate because that was his language and style of campaigning is for the low and middle income people.So why do some of you folks now wants President elect Obama to live like a rich person while there is also an economic problem facing the nation and the world. Lets stick to the theme of CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN.

who's more important than president elect . ......who is it that is at the blair house?we AS TAX Payers should be privilage to that information. maybe that should be obamas first thing, to see where our . tax dollors are being spent at the top level of goverment

IT'S OBVIOUS, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE "HATERS"-unfortunately, their light may always be dim and full of gloom. My prayers are with President-Elect Obama and his family. It is my prayer that GOD be with you every second, every minute, and hour throughout your reign as President. "Through HIM you can do all things"- "It is my prayer that HE make your enemies your footstool", and as our prayers increase for your success and safety, it is my prayer that your blessings create a blessing of peace, prosperity, and security to this nation and around the world. Dear GOD, we thank you and pray this is a leader who seeks "peace" and not "war" -GOD please prevail through President OBama.

Inside word has it that Obama's actual move into the White House will be further delayed because of Play Dough stains on the desk in the Oval Office and bathtub toys stuck in the presidential suite tub trap. Political hatred is a terrible waste of a human brain. Previous crabby posters above might be better off channeling their energy towards a viable NEOCON candidate for ALL the people of the USA in 2012. Gay bashing, evangelistic appeal, patriotic engrandizment, ammendment rights, and coddling the rich appears to be a dead end and having diminishing returns. Happy New Year

Why doesn't Bush just leave early so Obama can get started and Bush can return to his heavy drinking.

It is shameful of the Bush Administration and even more shameful of the guests who won't move out. The Obamas simply want to come a little early so their kids can start school. It is symbolic of the complete and total lack of grace shown by George W Bush in running this country and the total partisan ideologues he has recruited to Washington, Good riddance to them all!!

Name three other presidents who needed to move to washington prior to moving into the white house - 21 days and the costs to house them - unnecessary

Yet again, Foon Rhee doesn't bother to post a detailed posting of mine about the fact that this was reported several weeks ago and that the Obamas are OK with it, despite the fact that there *was* a relevant URL in the comment I left. Perhaps this one will show up only because I called him out on it yet again! (Mr. Rhee, you really need to be less transparent in leaning so far to the left that you deliberately don't put up posts from anyone who slams you or the left-leaning liberal Boston Globe Democrat!)

The standard protocol for moving into Blair House for the President-Elect and his family is January 15th. Has been for YEARS. The article I had linked from MSNBC's John Yang (from Dec. 12th!) stated that the Obamas understood other scheduled events might preclude them from moving in and that they understood. So people, get the FACTS before you spout off.

The Boston Globe is just yet another of the MSM that is making a mountain out of a molehill because Their Chosen One isn't getting what they think he should automatically get. I'd bet that if this was a Republican President-Elect asking, this wouldn't even BE a story.

Obviously the Obama's can afford 2 stay at a hotel for a couple of weeks. Then he's moving to Blair House which is maintained through Federal Taxes.

The Hay Adams costs about $5,000 each night. It is apparently being paid for by private donations------probably the Hollywood elite. How is it legal that Obama takes this money? Moreover, I wonder if his "middle-low" income class supporters recognize him now.......wasting $70,000 on a room for two weeks (14x $5,000) instead of giving it to the poor that got him elected!!

Has anyone who posts here ever heard of tradition not to mention laws.
A President Elect may not stay at Blair House till January 15th even if it was vacent.
A President Elect does not stay at the white house till he has taken office.
Yes, Mr Obama will be our next president and he has been granted permission to use a military jet which is used as back up to Air Force 1 which in itself is unheard of so let it go.
He is not special and rules are rules.
Who the heck else could have been elected with his terrorist and criminal connections?
He has broken enough rules throughout his entire political life.

For once let him abide by a few.

GO obama GO, many are call but only a few are chosen. remember who you are always, and the bible say,s to be careful for nothing . I know that you will do your best but take your time and remember that you are black, so becareful who you trust with you back, and God will do the rest.