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John Boehner to fly commercial as speaker
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Wednesday he intends to take commercial flights home when he moves up to speaker in the new Congress. (www.politico.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
That's a little relief!
Madam Pelosi using government transport was a complete non-issue that was blown up into something by the right anyway, so it's not surprising he's going to try to create this as anything otherwise.
The issue wasnt about Pelosi flying with government money, i can see why someone would and should when they are 3rd in line to be president. The issue was when she got her 757, she said it wasnt big enough. Typical Democrat!!!
The problem was that Pelosi's staff berated the Air Force staff who plan the flights. Pelosi wanted to haul her family and staff back and forth from Washington to San Francisco, every weekend, without making a fuel stop. So the Gulfstream C-20 just wasn't good enough. They also made unreasonable demands for catering, etc. It's reasonable for the Speaker to fly on an Air Force jet from a security stand point. There are 12 daily non stop commercial flights between the Washington area and San Francisco/Oakland.
"There are 12 daily non stop commercial flights between the Washington area and San Francisco/Oakland"
Now come on, you can't expect Her Majesty to fly with commoners?
Now come on, you can't expect Her Majesty to fly with commoners?
ha, I'm sure that wont last long. They're all elitists, regardless of party affiliation.
Who cares how he chooses to fly. John Boener's presence as leader of the house can only hurt Amercians; particularly the Middle Class. Boehner's number one priority is what is best for the greedy, corporate entities he serves. For two years he has blocked every attempt to help alleviate our currecnt economic crisis; including proposals put forth by his own party. Last week's election furthers the decline of our great country.