Monday, February 1, 2010

Speaker Pelosi and Her Family's Travel

Details are slowly being released of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's
use of Military planes to transport her family members around.
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Military planes can be used to transport the Speaker of the House, who is third in line to be President. However, the directive, ordered by President Bush, is for "official" business.
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It is not clear whether her Son, Daughter, Son-in-law, and Grandchildren were on official United States business or whether you and I, Dear Reader, are paying for the personal travel of her family at $20,000 an hour for these jets.
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What makes it even more egregious is that Speaker Pelosi and her husband are multi-millionaires and can well-afford to pay First Class commercial for family members -- or reimburse the taxpayers at the actual cost, rather than the $199 mandated repayment for a round-trip ticket. (A tip of the hat to directorblue.blogspot.)
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Please draw your own conclusion from the information below which Judicial Watch obtained from their Freedom of Information Act requests.

22-Feb-2007: A military jet is used for the travel needs of the Speaker's son, Paul Jr.

13-Apr-2007: A military jet is utilized for the travel of the Speaker's daughter, son-in-law and grandson.

15-Jun-2007: A military jet is used for the travel needs of the Speaker's son, Paul Jr.

09-Jul-2007: A military jet is used for the travel needs of the Speaker's son, Paul Jr.

13-Jan-2008: A military jet is used for the travel needs of Paul Pelosi, Jr., son of the Speaker.

29-Sep-2008: A military jet is used for the travel needs of Paul Pelosi, Jr., son of the Speaker.

30-Oct-2008: A military jet is used for the Speaker's daughter and a son-in-law, Peter Kaufman.
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25-Nov-2008: A military jet is used for the Speaker's daughter, her son-in-law and two grandchildren.
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Whether the Speaker was along or not, it brings her ethics into question -- she, who promised to "drain the swamp" three years ago of ethics problems, continues to be part of the problem.
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As always, watch what the Political Class does, not what what they say. To them, words are cheap; to us, it is a solemn vow.


“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” ~~ Doug Larson, Gold Medal Runner, 1924 Olympics


5 comments:

  1. Ron, Great info. As we all know Pelosi is as corrupt as anyone!
    John

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  2. John:

    Thanks for your note

    Cheers !!!

    Ron

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  3. as fellow Ohioan, PJ O'Rourke said:

    "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."

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  4. Brian:

    Thanks for the note and the quote.

    Cheers !!!

    RDG

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