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February 03, 2007
First Class Pelosi
WHAT'S THIS?: Speaker Pelosi is "seeking regular military flights not only for herself and her staff, but also for relatives and for other members of the California delegation. A knowledgeable source called the request 'carte blanche for an aircraft any time.'" So says The Washington Times.
Of course, The Washington Times may be simply a pawn in this for Republican long knives who phoned the right-wing newspaper the instant they found out about it.
If Pelosi's flying Air Force planes the way Hastert did (Post-9/11 precautions for the third in line to the White House), then she may as well take as many other California lawmakers as possible. It's a long trip and they already fly commercial airlines every week or so on the taxpayer's dime. So there's an economy of scale going on. If Pelosi really wanted to be cool, she would invite Republicans along for the ride. They can fly in the back of the plane.
Posted by davidphinney at February 3, 2007 12:32 PM
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