I preciously mentioned Pelosi requesting a miltary plane for moving herself and her family around here. Now, it seems that what she really wants is a military jumbo jet to move herself and her whole posse' around the country
Republicans on Wednesday assailed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request for access to an Air Force transport plane as an extravagance, though former Speaker Dennis Hastert flew in a military jet as well.
Republicans are taking issue with the size of the plane Pelosi has requested. Pelosi had asked for access to a C-32 plane, a military version of the Boeing 757-200.
Which happens to put 50 tons of CO2 in the atmosphere for each round trip. Not very environmentally friendly, eh?
A Defense Department spokesman said Wednesday that the Pentagon informed Pelosi's staff that she would be provided with a plane but that its size would be based on availability.
Navy Cmdr. Jefrey Gordon, a Pentagon spokesman, said Wednesday that Pelosi would be offered "shuttle service for no more than 10 passengers between Washington and San Francisco only based on aircraft availability."
"This does not guarantee nonstop transport," Gordon said.
Now, I have no problem with the House Speaker getting use of a miltary plane to move her back and forth. She is number three in the government in line for the presidency. However, she wants major perks, and wants large numbers of her staff flown around. Dennis Hastert was flown in a small plane. Why can't Nancy accept some sort of restrictions? Or, is it Queen Nancy?
Heck, I have never been all that happy with presidents, including Bush, flying around the country in the large jumbo jets used for Air Force One. Going overseas is one thing, flying around the country is another. It costs millions for each flight, and puts out lots of pollution.
