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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (17631)	2/11/2007 11:22:40 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

I misspelled his name. He was Bush 41's Chief of Staff. en.wikipedia.org

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (17631)	2/11/2007 11:52:29 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 71588

lol, he was chief gopper "Pelosi said she wouldn't have a problem with taking a commercial flight but that the House sergeant-at-arms office strongly suggested she use a military plane. She said in an interview with Greta Van Susteren from Fox News, "I said, well, that's fine, I'm going commercial. I'm not asking to go on that plane. If you need to take me there for security purposes, you're going to have to get a plane that goes across the country, because I'm going home to see my family." Bill Livingood, the House's sergeant at arms, said in a statement: "The fact that Speaker Pelosi lives in California compelled me to request an aircraft that is capable of making nonstop flights for security purposes, unless such an aircraft is unavailable. This will ensure communications capabilities and also enhance security. I regret that an issue that is exclusively considered and decided in a security context has evolved into a political issue." According to AP, presidential spokesman Tony Snow said of the fuss, "This is a silly story and I think it's been unfair to the speaker. " "We think it's important that the speaker of the House enjoy the same kind of security that we arranged for Speaker Hastert in the wake of Sept. 11. And like I said, I think that there's been a lot of overhyped reporting on this," he said.