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To: Thomas M. who wrote (324885)	2/6/2007 9:43:39 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578053

I'll wait for the Times to reply.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (324885)	2/7/2007 1:37:58 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578053

we will see, then you will nuance away. Now that we see your story was dead wrong, we will see if you apologize or simply nuance away. Stop using such big words with shorty. You know it only confuses him.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (324885)	2/7/2007 11:09:00 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578053

A congressional source said that Rep. John P. Murtha, chairman of House Appropriations subcommittee on defense, which controls the Pentagon's spending, has telephoned administration officials to urge them to give the speaker what she wants. The congressional source said Pentagon officials complained that Mr. Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat, is accusing them of sexism for not immediately heeding her request. Megan E. Grote, Mr. Murtha's press secretary, said, "Mr. Murtha absolutely never said anything about being 'sexist.' We have no further comment." Meanwhile, Republican Conference Chairman Adam Putnam of Florida said Mrs. Pelosi's request represents "an arrogance of office that just defies common sense" and called it "a major deviation from the previous speaker." Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri called it a "flying Lincoln Bedroom," and Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, North Carolina Republican, labeled the speaker's plane "Pelosi One." "This is a bullet point to a larger value -- Pelosi's abuse of power continues," Mr. McHenry said yesterday. "It began when the speaker denied minority rights to Republicans, continued with her 'TunaGate' scandal, and now she's exploiting America's armed forces and taxpayers for her own personal convenience." "TunaGate" was a reference to Democrats exempting American Samoa from legislation to increase the minimum wage. Star-Kist Tuna, whose parent company Del Monte Corp. is based in Mrs. Pelosi's district, had lobbied against the wage increase.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (324885)	2/7/2007 2:15:01 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578053

Pelosi Air By Michael Goldfarb WorldwideStandard.com When Madame Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested access to military aircraft, she had to know she was inviting trouble. And the White House is dragging out the negotiations, making sure the media has enough time to chew over the details of Pelosi's request. Here are some of the latest comments: From CNN's Lou Dobbs: <<< CORRESPONDENT: "It's clear skies for Nancy Pelosi. The Pentagon is providing the House speaker with an Air Force plane large enough to accommodate her staff, family, supporters and members of the Californian delegation when she travels around the country. . . . "Pelosi wants routine access to a larger plane. It includes 42 business class seats, a fully-enclosed state room, an entertainment center, a private bed, state-of-the-art communications system and a crew of 16. . . . It would be 42 people, and clearly she won't be the only one on this plane. She wants to have members of the congressional delegation. And her critics will say, look, this is a very nice perk that she can share with her colleagues and use as leverage, should she need to." LOU DOBBS: "Well, it's really a fascinating thing: 42. She could take a circus with her, for crying out loud." >>> And from the Examiner: <<< Well, that didn't take long. After campaigning against the 'waste, fraud, and abuse' of the Bush administration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now wants to be cut in on the take. The woman who five months ago said, "Democrats are committed to a new direction in the way our government does business so taxpayers' money is handled responsibly," is dunning the White House to put an Air Force jet at her disposal - reportedly, not only for her use, but for her family's as well. . . . But all of this luxury doesn't come cheap. Hourly operating costs for an Air Force C-32--the planes that typically carry the vice president, the first lady, and Cabinet officials--are about $15,000 an hour. So for one of those planes to fly the speaker home to San Francisco, drop her off, and fly back and get her, would cost taxpayers around $300,000 - while round-trip commercial fares start at $233. That doesn't qualify as "waste and abuse"? >>> According to FAS.org, the C-32 is "configured for 45 passengers and 16 crew, [and] is designed for a 4,150 nautical mile mission, roughly the distance from Andrews to Frankfurt, Germany." It also has an open bar. The C-32 weeklystandard.com washingtontimes.com cnn.com. examiner.com. fas.org