Jackie Kennedy had one; Laura Bush, one; Hillary Clinton three; and Michelle Obama, 22.
Taxpayers are paying them. (To save space let's just list name and annual salary.)
If interested, you can find the duties and titles. OK? (Or ask me and I'll send).
1. Susan Sher (Chief of Staff) $172,200
2. Jocelyn C. Frye $140,000
3. Desiree G. Rogers $113,000
4. Camille Johnson $102,000
5. Melissa E. Winter $100,000
6. David S. Medina $90,000
7. Catherine M. Lelyveld $84,000
8. Frances M. Starkey $75,000
9. Trooper Sanders $70,000
10. Erinn J. Burnough $65,000.
11. Joseph B. Reinstein $64,000
12. Hebbufer R. Goodman $62,000
13. Allan O. Fitts $60,000
14. Dana M. Lewis $57,000
15. Selmonte M. Mustaphi $52,500
16. Kristen E. Jarvis $50,000
17. Tyler A. Lectenberg $45,000
18. Samantha Tubman $43,000
19. Joseph J. Boswell $40,000
20. Sally M. Armbruster $36,000
21. Natilie Bookey $35,000
22. Deilia A. Jackson $35,000
(If my computer was working right, that adds up to $1,500, 290 for just one little item in our annual federal budget.)
I have a lovely niece in Atlanta, Ga., who is on a team with a bunch of volunteers who serve as a committee of beautiful, educated women to serve visitors at the governor's mansion for free and have lots of fun and joy doing it. Where went "volunteerism" in America?
P.S. Aren't you glad our president is a Christian? If he wuza Muslim (with multiple wives) we would really go broke as a nation, wouldn't we? Oops! I forgot. It's unconstitutional (so far) to have more than one wife in this country, no matter what. But, oh well, who knows what the future has, "Of marvel or surprise ...?" as the poet said.
P.S.S. Mr. Editor, I dare ya' to print this jest as I wrote it.
