Chariot of Liar to Brazil

I read today that President Bush would arrive in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday (March 8) with a "plan to create jobs and decrease poverty and inequality," according to the New York Times. I'm so glad to hear that there's no more work to be done in the U.S. on those issues. But I wonder how much the trip will cost. According to Yahoo Answers (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070124162229AATVO6Q), "Boeing's web page says the 747 burns about 1 gallon per second, or about 5 gallons per mile." And http://www.geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm says the distance from Washington, DC to São Paulo, Brazil is 4,746 miles. So the plane burns 23,730 gallons of fuel. I'll assume that the fuel costs at least $1 per gallon. So just the fuel costs at least $23,730. Then there's all the staff and accommodations and food and drink and ...... Wow! Wouldn't it be better to use teleconferencing?