If Pres. Obama has attended 132 fundraisers for his political party, good for him. The last sentence of the posting says the taxpayer foots most of the bill whether the fundraiser is across the country or across the street. Of course the Secret Service and official travel is used. Do you want the President - no matter who - taking the Metro at rush hour by himself to the W Hotel to deliver a speech and then schlepping back to the White House by himself on the Metro after the speech?