President Barack Obama likes his new ride.
Before taking off Thursday on Air Force One for his first trip as commander-in-chief, Obama told reporters traveling with him that the plane is "spiffy" and showed off his new crew jacket with his name stitched on it.
The massive blue-and-white specially outfitted 747 makes a statement wherever it goes. Obama said he had been a guest on Air Force One with former President George W. Bush.
"What do you think of this spiffy ride here? It's not bad," he said to reporters sitting in the back on the plane.
The Marine One helicopter ride from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base also got the nod. "Very smooth, very impressive," Obama said, adding that the view is "spectacular."
The Air Force One trip Thursday to a House Democrats' retreat in Williamsburg, Va., is a telling choice.
"He's saying that he's willing to go anywhere and talk to anybody in order to get a recovery and reinvestment plan that moves this economy forward," press secretary Robert Gibbs said.
Obama is getting a spiffy new helicopter too.
Posted by: SciNewsBlog | February 17, 2009 at 09:19 AM