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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (54811)	2/1/2007 9:23:57 AM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 90947

So when factoring out risk to make for a fair comparison, that will mean VCLK would have to decline less than CSCO or increase more than CSCO for VCLK to win this race. A friend of mine predicts that Bush will go down in history as one of the great American Presidents for invading Iraq, screwing up the post invasion portion, leaving Iraq ~4 years later, having the country and the entire greater Middle East descend into a massive Shia-Sunni war which will end the War on Terror since the players will all be fighting each other rather than outsiders. When Bush is 80 he'll claim that was his plan all along......time will tell.

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (54811)	2/1/2007 10:56:30 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

more from her highness. Speaker pursues military flights By Rowan Scarborough THE WASHINGTON TIMES February 1, 2007 The office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pressing the Bush administration for routine access to military aircraft for domestic flights, such as trips back to her San Francisco district, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The sources, who include those in Congress and in the administration, said the Democrat is seeking regular military flights not only for herself and her staff, but also for relatives and for other members of the California delegation. A knowledgeable source called the request "carte blanche for an aircraft any time." "They are pressing the point of her succession and that the [Department of Defense] needs to play ball with the speaker's needs," one source said. The request originally went to the Pentagon, which then asked the White House to weigh in. Mrs. Pelosi's request is not new for a speaker, who is second-in-line in presidential succession. A defense source said the speaker's regular access to a military plane began after the September 11, 2001, attacks. Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, Illinois Republican, who was speaker at the time, started using U.S. Air Force planes for domestic travel to and from his district for security reasons. A former Hastert aide said the congressman did not use military planes for political trips or regularly transport his family. The defense source said Mr. Hastert requested a plane with good communications so he could conduct legislative business. The military flights increased to the point the speaker used a military plane for many, if not all, flights to his Illinois district, the former aide said. Sources said Mrs. Pelosi's request goes beyond what Mr. Hastert received. The speaker's legal counsel is spearheading the talks. An aide to Mrs. Pelosi, who asked not to be named, confirmed yesterday that discussions are ongoing with the administration. "It would be done for security reasons," said the aide, adding that the speaker has used military aircraft for at least one trip back to San Francisco.