What was Lincoln's carbon footprint?: Obama on vacation

With President-elect Barack Obama renting three multimillion-dollar beach-front residences in Hawaii solely for his family and friends, and considering all of the money being spent by the media who jetted to cover the story, one must give credit to Obama for providing his own mini-stimulus package to Oahu. Certain questions do arise, however: How will Al Gore feel about the contribution to global warming caused by the exhaust from all of the jets traversing the Pacific? And with all the money spent on such lavish quarters, how Lincoln-ish is this for the man who so much wants to emulate honest but frugal Abe? And with the shots of Obama playing golf, how many Americans will remember the bad press that President Bush received for playing golf once with his father at Kennebunkport?