Hillary Clinton Campaign Fundraises With Reception After Tony Bennett-Lady Gaga Concert... in London

     Here's an opportunity for Everyday Americans from the Hillary Clinton campaign: a reception with Tony Bennett after his upcoming concert with Lady Gaga on June 9th. But have your passport handy. The concert is at Royal Albert Hall in London, and you'll need your "US Passport Number or Green Card Number" in order to sign up:

     The good news is that there doesn't seem to be a minimum donation: at least I got passed the first screen with $1.25. The bad news is you still have to spring for airfare to the U.K. (That minimum wage increase can't come soon enough!)
    By the way, from the wording of the announcement, apparently Lady Gaga is otherwise occupied and only Bennett will be at the reception. As a matter of fact, it's not even clear whether or not Mrs. Clinton will be there (the campaign did not respond to an email inquiry.) But on the other hand, she's a busy woman. After all, just four days after the concert, she's got a campaign to (re)launch.

Update: Using the Washington Post's Hillary Clinton font generator, I made this:

In case you missed it above, that's the name of the Bennett-Gaga tour. The campaign can thank me later.


UPDATE: This article originally said "Fund Raises" in the headline instead of "Fundraises". That was probably a mistake.

Vice President Biden's $459,388.65 Hotel Bill

    Vice President Biden and his entourage spent a little time in London in early February during his first foreign trip of the second term of the Obama administration.  A document released today revealed that the cost of lodging in London alone was close to half a million dollars.  The contract was awarded on January 30, 2013 to the Hyatt Regency London for a total of $459,388.65.

 
    Due to obvious security concerns, such contracts are not open to the competitive bidding normally required on government contracts.  The accompanying document justifying the "sole source" contract notes that the vice president's group required "approximately 136 hotel rooms for 893 room nights."  Based on these figures and the total contract price, each hotel room at the five star hotel cost the US government about $500 per night.


Note: This article first appeared at The Weekly Standard.