So what's she b****in' about????????????
Posted on 02/07/2007 5:42:02 PM PST by Hadean
A source close to the controversy over the request made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for use of a military plane that can fly to and from her home district in San Francisco, Calif., without having to stop to refuel, tells ABC News that the Pentagon has rebuffed Pelosi's request.
The source says that Pentagon officials and the Bush administration have instead offered Pelosi use of the same plane made available to former Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois: a C-20, which seats about 12 passengers and five crew members.
A C-20 can make the 700-mile flight to Hastert's Aurora, Ill., district easily but would generally have to stop to refuel to complete the 2,800-mile trip from Washington D.C. to the San Francisco Bay Area, depending on the headwinds.
Pelosi has expressed concern about having to stop and refuel, primarily for security reasons, her office says. Since 9/11, the Speaker of the House — second in line behind the Vice President in the line of presidential succession — has been able to use a military plane for travel, for security reasons.
In response to the Pentagon offer, Pelosi spokesman Brendan Daly tells ABC News, "We appreciate the Defense Department's continuing concern for the Speaker's security. We are reviewing their letter."
I think a hybrid car would be appropriate. She could set an example for the "little people".
So what's she b****in' about????????????
We're talking MAJOR carbon footprint there, eh?
Hillary is in charge of Brooms.
Give her a C-130 with a stop in North Dakota. She would be surprised at the well-wishers there.
*Sigh* I'm still worried........LOL.
DoD won't let her dispatch it to pick up her cronies, if she is not on it.
What about global warming?
Pelosi is LYING abut the refueling issue. Why isn't she called on this? Yeah, I know.....
Hill's using it?
Whats a C-20?...
Fying is FUN!!!
Just keep telling yourself that.
Take that, Your Highness!
(yet)
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