Pelosi, Planes and Murtha
Much has been written about Nancy Pelosi’s request for a military plane to take from the Capitol to San Francisco. Now there’s a new twist to the storyline. Here’s the details on the new twist:
Rep. John Murtha, (D-PA), the Pelosi ally who chairs the House military appropriations subcommittee, said he has spoken to Pentagon officials about the need to provide Pelosi with a bigger plane that can fly passengers coast to coast in comfort. But he denied pressuring the Pentagon. “I don’t need to pressure them. I just tell them what they need to do,” Murtha said.
“I just tell them what they need to do”??? That sounds like Murtha is so cozy with the Pentagon that he just tells them he needs this or that to further his agenda and they just do whatever he needs. I wonder if this is how he got the word on the Haditha Marines. We know that he made those accusations before he was briefed.
I’m also wondering why he’s trying to pull strings inside the Pentagon for a luxury aircraft for Pelosi. Here’s a video of Eric Cantor questioning Ms. Pelosi’s need for the plane that she’s requested:
Ms. Pelosi cited security as the reason behind her needing the bigger plane. I didn’t buy that for a split-second for a couple reasons. The biggest reason why I didn’t buy into that was because this plane could land at an Air Force base for refueling, which totally eliminates the security issue moot. Also, if Rep. Cantor is right in his description of the luxury items on the plane, it sounds more like Ms. Pelosi wanted the bigger plane for the additional amenities than for security reasons.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog
February 8th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
[...] Original post by Gary Gross and software by Elliott Back [...]
February 8th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
I knew you wouldn’t be able to resist putting the talking points up. So, in fairness, let’s set the record straight.
First, Pelosi did not make this request; the House Seargant at Arms did. That Pelosi is second in line to the presidency, it is imperitive that she be protected to the same standards that Speaker Hastert was.
Statement from House Sergeant At Arms Bill Livingood, Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the House:
Second, Mrs. Pelosi’s time is exremely valuable. If she can avoid the landing cycle time required to refuel, it is worth the government’s time and people’s money to save those lost hours.
Third, if you’re going to say that it is a waste of taxpayer’s money to provide a plane to the Speaker of the House, I’l say you should have thought of that
before we dumped a trillion dollars (and counting!) in IraqSpeaker Hastert flew Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) back to Washington to appear in a press conference regarding disgraced ephebophile Foley9/11! 9/11! Look over here!.Finally, when are you going to stop letting the Moonies set the national agenda? Is this even worth the time to discuss?
Now back to our regularly scheduled Republican whining…
February 8th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
GOP bristles at Pelosi plane request
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Republicans on Wednesday assailed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s request for access to an Air Force tr…
February 8th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Gary, any time you take off or land in a plane, it’s a security risk. Ever hear of shoulder launched heat-seeking missles? Why do you think planes landing at Baghdad airport have to dodge and jink so much? Jeebus, Gary, get your head out of your sphincter and use your brain.
February 9th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
She wants a double-king size bed, full sauna and a five-star bordello on that ‘ bigger plane” to go with her San Fran lifestyle.
“Pelosi’s time is exremely valuable.”
Liar!
Nobody cares about her. She hasn’t done anything worthwhile in her whole life. She just takes up space and depletes valuable oxygen.