White House defends Pelosi over plane

cnn.com ^ | Feb 8 2007

[VictoryGal]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Thursday defended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi against Republican criticism that her desire to fly in an Air Force transport plane is an extravagance.

"This is a silly story and I think it's been unfair to the speaker," White House spokesman Tony Snow said.

[VictoryGal]

Scratching my head. Why is the White House defending Pelosi? The administration these days is making me wonder. Somebody explain this one to me.

[NormsRevenge]

Global Warming has fried their brains?

[narses]

A faint defense. It keeps the story out there. Now Murtha can make asinine comments and really make the left look stoopid.

[zarf]

Smart move. Let the bloggers and other kick her ass around. WH can reach out and put on it's bogus defense of Madame Speaker.......minor down payment.

[milemark]

Flying nan nonstop to sanfran, such an easy problem to solve.

[donna]

Defend Pelosi. That's an interesting choice.

[ApplegateRanch]

Closet Democrat?

Has anyone explained to GWB that the 2-term limit still applies, even if he switches parties?

Kidnapped by aliens, and replaced with a pod-person?

"Getting even" with his base for "deserting" him?

Possessed by a Mexican-Muslim demon?

Trying to mend fences with CBS?

Really believes the "bipartisanship" crap spouted by the Dhim leadership?

[Richard Axtell]

What is all the fuss? Really now, let's just get our priorities straight and solve this before things get out of hand and someone starts proposing wild solutions. Simply change the capital city of the United States of America... to San Fransisco, and Nan won't have to worry about flying anywhere.

[taxesareforever]

She said "I've got the power", so what does she need a plane for? I'm sure since she's got the power she should be able to pull out one of her friends Arab rugs and fly to Frisco on it.

[Doctor Raoul]

Scratching my head. Why is the White House defending Pelosi? The administration these days is making me wonder. Somebody explain this one to me.

When your enemy is self-destructing, don't get in the way.

[sheik yerbouty]

Curioser and curioser..

[Just A Nobody]

My mother always said; "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."

Saying nothing at all would be preferable here.

[Brimack34]

Come on Tony do not help this woman let her implode. Also it is our money she is wasting.

[marsh_of_mists]

They still think that if they play nice the Dems will play nice too. Republicans can be so stupid!

[NormsRevenge]

More Rope-a-Dope 8-? Damn that Rove. lol

Maybe we should let her have the big plane and attach a giant Mission Accomplished banner behind it right before she takes off for her cross country flights.. ;-)

[F.J. Mitchell]

I am beginning to suspect that Royalty of the right and Royalty of the left,willingly scratch each other's pampered backs and damn the cost to the tax paying peasants!

IMHO, every damn one of them feels it is their right to live high on the hog, off the money extorted from those to whom the hogs belong.

[c-b 1]

Speakers of the House have gotten along very well for 220 years without a government issued plane, why are we being forced to pay for a plane for a speaker who could easily buy her own luxury plane, and never miss the money?

[neverhillorat]

Like Foxes...Tony never said she should have the 757 and that`s the big issue. Me thinks Nancy should have had the Doctor add a few extra brains when the silicon was being installed

[1FreeAmerican]

Have you ever flown in an Air Force transport? Not the best of conditions as reported by my Army step-daughter.

[neverhillorat]

Like Foxes...Tony never said she should have the 757 and that`s the big issue. Me thinks Nancy should have had the Doctor add a few extra brains when the silicon was being installed