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To: pissant

Bachmann should run for speaker when we take the house and say she will park the plane. I do not think anyone else would do that.


14 posted on 10/19/2010 8:19:39 PM PDT by Brimack34 (Carbonite is a joke)
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To: Brimack34
Bachmann should run for speaker when we take the house and say she will park the plane. I do not think anyone else would do that.

The Speaker of the House is second in line of succession for the Presidency (after the Vice-President). The use of a dedicated jet for travel by the Speaker is a Bush policy instituted for security reasons in the wake of 9/11.

And there is no single plane to "park". The Air Force provides a plane that meets the mission, each time.

It's clear that Pelosi has abused this privilege, but it's not reasonable to expect the Speaker to simply stop using it.

If John Boehner is the next Speaker of the House, he would do well to minimize his travel home to his district. Reportedly, Dennis Hastert flew home every weekend -- something that even Pelosi hasn't done (although she apparently "reserved" a plane almost every weekend and canceled many of them at the last minute).

18 posted on 10/19/2010 8:31:59 PM PDT by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
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To: Brimack34

I do not think Boner will do that. Excellent idea.


40 posted on 10/20/2010 5:53:15 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Playing by the rules only works if both sides do it!)
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