President Obama Heads Off to Luxurious $25,000 a Week Martha’s Vineyard Estate while Jobless Claims Rise and Markets Tank

As jobless claims were higher than expected yesterday, and the Stock Market took another massive dive, President Barack Obama headed off to the playground of the rich – Martha’s Vineyard – for yet another 10-day vacation:

AFP: US President Barack Obama has defied the mockery of Republicans and sought refuge from the troubles battering his White House on the well-heeled resort of Martha’s Vineyard.

With the stock market tanking on new fears of a double-dip recession and with the unemployment rate at 9.1 percent, critics said the president should be staying in Washington rather than taking 10 days off. . . .

Obama, who plans to take excursions from his rented Blue Heron farm with his family and indulge his passion for golf, will also spend time preparing a major jobs and deficit plan he will unveil in September, Earnest said.

But on a day when global stock markets tanked, the president’s critics enjoyed the chance to poke fun at him, suggesting that his decision to recuperate on the millionaires’ playground amounted to a dereliction of duty.

“If I were president today, I wouldn’t be looking to go spend 10 days on Martha’s Vineyard,” Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told WLS 980 Radio in Chicago on Wednesday.

“If you’re the president of the United States, and the nation is in crisis, and we’re in a jobs crisis right now, then you shouldn’t be out vacationing.” . . . Read More

Here’s video of the exclusive Blue Heron Farm where the Obama’s are staying while on Martha’s Vineyard. It’s a 28-acre estate that cost $25,000 a week back in 2009.

From 2009