Guess Obama thinks money just grows in trees

I understand the fact that there are problems and concerns about the current embassy in London but we are in the middle of a recession here at home. Mostly from over regulations and taxation from the Federal government. When we are struggling at home who in their right mind would think it is right to unveil a plan to build a 1billion dollar to build a new embassy in London.

The United States has unveiled plans for its new $1 billion high-security embassy in London — the most expensive it has ever built.

The proposals were met with relief from both the present embassy’s Mayfair neighbours and the residents and developers of the Battersea wasteland where the vast crystalline cube, surrounded by a moat, will be built.

The decision to abandon the former site in Grosvenor Square by 2016 came after a prolonged battle with residents angered by the security measures demanded after the September 11 attacks. More than a hundred residents took out a full-page advertisement in The Times to oppose tighter measures that they said would leave the area more vulnerable to attack.

The new embassy, on a former industrial site behind Battersea power station known for its gay clubs, will be designed by Kieran Timberlake, the Philadelphia architect.

Obama is so out of touch with the average American I'm sure he really doesn't care what we think. People are struggling just getting by pay check to pay check and the government, instead of cutting costs, is proposing another billion dollars in spending.