Presidents are entitled to nicer Christmas vacations than the rest of us. After all, they have the weight of the world on their shoulders.  While the Obamas are spending over two weeks together at reclusive beach front homes in Kailua, Nancy Pelosi is stuck roughing it with the riffraff on the Big Island.

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Both George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush spent Christmas at Camp David, the exclusive country retreat of Presidents just 60 miles from the White House. They reportedly did so to allow their Secret Service details to be close to home for Christmas.

Not so President Obama, who’s family Christmas vacation will cost taxpayers over $4 million, according to the Hawaii Reporter.

The lions share of that, over $3.5 million, was “…for separate travel for the president and his family, $151,200 for housing for security, $72,216 for staff to stay in one of Hawaii’s most luxurious resorts, the Moana Surfrider in Waikiki, and local police protection and ambulance detail for $260,000.”

Meanwhile Nancy Pelosi is stuck on the Big Island at the Four Seasons Resort. Her humble suite rents for just $10,000 a night.

Now before you think I’ve gone all Occupy Wall Street “envy your neighbor” on you, I haven’t. I’m happy for the luxurious lives of our elected representatives. I just wish they’d stop borrowing on our children’s future and let us keep a little more of what we earn.

I’m David Madeira, and I’ll see you online, at UnderTheLibertyTree.com