Pop open your champagne, Obama is taking the train

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  Posted by Melonie K Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:19pm PST

  I love the concept here, and the example....but I'd sure hate to be one of the Secret Service guards trying to work THAT shift. And will other individuals be allowed on or near that train for their daily "grind"? Or will they all be put aside in the interest of national security? I don't mean to discount the carbon footprint issue, of course, but I'm curious how this will all work out "in play", as it were, outside of the environmental impact.

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  Posted by Tim Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:32am PST

  If we had mass transit here in TX I would take it.

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  Posted by ErnestoV Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:32am PST

  That' good!

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  Posted by mrtwobit Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:32am PST

  I admire your putting this in the "Green Perspective", but at least you could have included the amount of 'green ' that saved. I don't care how many bottles of champagne we could buy, I'd like to know how much money was saved??

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  Posted by gerrydodgen Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:33am PST

  He was in Washing DC, about 1 mile from the White House, it is a totally un-necceasry trip He could have walked... now that might have saved some energy

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  Posted by mdaley73 Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:36am PST

  OK ... he's in Washington, and then flies to Philadelphia solely for the purpose of taking a train back to Washington. How is he setting an example? Should we all enjoy redundant and unnecessary travel?

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  Posted by jj Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:36am PST

  EVERYTHING OBAMA DOES IS OUTSTANDING,HE IS A GREAT MAN.

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  Posted by Ram Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:37am PST

  As we say in Swahili "asante sana" Bwana! (thank very much Sir)

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  Posted by eric m Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:40am PST

  Mmmmmh an economist of a kind or is it trying to level yourself with the ordinaly people.love the concept but the SS Guard you have really work to do this time round.

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  Posted by Paris J Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:45am PST

  AND THATS WHY HE IS THE PRESIDENT PERIOD!!!!!

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  Posted by Matthew Y Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:46am PST

  Spot on mdaley73 --- Remember, Mr. Obama was ALREADY IN WASHINGTON! So subtract the fuel used to fly Air Force One (or whatever airplane) from D.C. to Philly. Obama has been in Washington for two weeks already.

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  Posted by Patty Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:47am PST

  You people are crazy. His kids probably thought it would be fun and he turned it into a photo op.

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  Posted by Twinwillow Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:47am PST

  This train ride is only the start of the great and historic ride this man is going to take us on over the next eight years.

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  Posted by mrtwobit Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:47am PST

  After reading more comments, I find this article more & more absurd. To think he flew from DC to Philly just to catch a train back to DC. You just just gotta love it! THEN to find out he was only a mile from the Whitehouse to start with! He could have walked!! What a laugher. Let's see....how many bottles of champagne can we ship with those saving???? He needs to hire a new spin doctor.

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  Posted by shylanre Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:49am PST

  time too short to comment.

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