Obama's Visit: Happy Memories As Bangkok's Wat Pho Becomes Famous

"I replied that the US president and his entourage should instead support the temple because the visit prompted half of the temple to be closed and caused the temple to lose money."

Perhaps the abbot should be angry at the touts who stand outside Wat Pho and Wat Phra Kaew everyday and divert thousands of visitors away using their tuk-tuk-jewelry-rugs scams. These folks cause the temple to lose money. At least a visit by a famous leader might generate some business to make up for the lost revenues of just a few hours.

Besides... I did not realize the wat was in the business of making a profit. Tool!