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To: Sully- who wrote (54931)	2/7/2007 2:00:09 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

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"? >>> I Am sure it never occurred to Mz Pelosi that if she took 30 or 40 of her closest friends to San Francisco or anywhere else that the plane wouldn't just sit and wait for her, and her friends until they were ready to go home. In fact she probably assumes the plane will land and drop people off here and there, on their Journey. She is probably already choosing the colors she wants for the decorating in her plane!!!!!!

To: Sully- who wrote (54931)	2/7/2007 2:02:48 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

I want one, too. Where do I apply?

To: Sully- who wrote (54931)	2/7/2007 4:40:24 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

GLOBAL WARMING UPDATE: Instapundit "The Bush administration has agreed to provide House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with regular access to an Air Force passenger jet <snip>... she wanted a plane that could carry an entourage just like President Bush, who flies on Air Force One, and Vice President Dick Cheney, who also always flies on military planes." Well, she is third in the line of succession, but you don't need an entourage for that. Dennis Hastert used a commuter-sized jet. UPDATE: A reader recommends the C-20, an Air Force variant of the Gulfstream III. "It has the range for non stop San Fran to DC, and is faster than a big jet on less fuel." Looks nice to me, though it does produce something like 10,000 lbs of C02 per hour. Still, that's a lot less than the jet that Pelosi actually wants, I guess. My reader continues: "Of course it will carry fewer staff, and has only one flight attendant." Quel horreur! But leadership demands sacrifices, especially if we are to save the planet from the scourge of global warming. ANOTHER UPDATE: Further thoughts from Rich Karlgaard. MORE: Some greenhouse perspective: The typical American is responsible for 10 tons of CO2 emissions annually through their direct energy use of home, cars and air travel, and about 24 tons of CO2 including their purchases, activities and the other services we all share throughout the economy. By comparison, a Gulf Stream III business jet (10-12 passenger) from New York to Los Angeles will emit around 31 tons of CO2 during the 6 hour flight. And remember, that's the small jet, not the much bigger one that Pelosi wants. Flying commercial, of course, is far more greenhouse-friendly. According to this calculator from British Airways, a one-way one-passenger flight from Washington, DC to San Francisco (roughly the same length, though a bit shorter) would produce 0.44 tonnes (0.485 tons) of C02. Even travelling with an "entourage" you're way ahead. Jets full of the hoi polloi aren't as pleasant, but they're much more efficient. feeds.feedburner.com washingtontimes.com militaryfactory.com blogs.forbes.com tourjet.net climatecare.org