GOP take on Obama's spending spree
Republicans' latest broadside against President Obama is a satiric version of those "priceless" ads for Mastercard.
The new web ad from the Republican National Committee suggests what has been on the president's shopping list lately: $2,000 for new first dog Bo and $500 for a courtside seat at an NBA game.
But then the announcer adds, $787 billion in a "payback to your political cronies," referring to the economic stimulus package that only three Republicans in Congress supported.
"A cool new photo for your website? $328,000," the narrator says, referring to the "Scare Force One" shot of the presidential plane flying over the Statue of Liberty that Obama apologized for and that cost a White House aide his job last week.
The announcer concludes: "Drowning your country in debt? Priceless. There are some things your tax money shouldn't buy. But that's not going to stop him from trying."
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