[GoldCountryRedneck]

Muellers' a senior executive with international scope and thus the need is justified. Note, further in the story, he logs 180Hrs/year out of 900 total A/C hours used? Not like he's living on it.

I've a lot more taxpayer heartburn with Pelosis' attempted justification of a G-5...

[antiRepublicrat]

Muellers' a senior executive with international scope and thus the need is justified. Note, further in the story, he logs 180Hrs/year

Gulfstream V operating cost: math from the article, $4,000 per hour, his share, $720,000.

Cessna Citation operating cost: about $1,500 per hour, cost to fly 180 hours, $270,000.

Annual savings to the taxpayer should he fly the Cessna like he's supposed to: $450,000.