You'd think for the kind of money President Obama is spending on travel in Right-Wing Fantasy Land, there would be at least one public event during his time in Indonesia. I mean, it's not like there are occasional attacks of terrorism in a city that is beyond impossible to secure.

Except it is exactly like that. Oh, well. I know somebody who knows somebody who is invited to dinner with the President this evening. Him and a few hundred other more important expats. Not that I'm bitter. But for $200 million a day, you'd think anybody holding a U.S. passport would be invited.

On a more serious note, although I know this is nothing new, I continue to find it incredibly frustrating that media outlets, politicians, and various other public figures can just make shit up and then pretend to be outraged about it. So, if you're a right-winger and you're reading this, if you're angry about the "fact" that the President's Asia trip is costing so much, why don't you take a deep breath, examine reality (it's nice here), and find something to really get pissed about--like the fact that we have been spending at least half a billion dollars every day in Iraq for the past seven years. You're so interested in knowing where your grandchildren's future is? Get a fucking shovel and start digging in the sand.