House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly requested military aircraft to shuttle her and her colleagues and family around the country, according to a new report from a conservative watchdog group.
Representatives for Judicial Watch, which obtained e-mails and other documents from a Freedom of Information request, said the correspondence shows Pelosi has abused the system in place to accommodate congressional leaders and treated the Air Force as her "personal airline."
The e-mails showed repeated attempts by Pelosi aides to request aircraft, sometimes aggressively, and by Department of Defense officials to accommodate them.
The group reported that Pelosi was notorious for making special demands for high-end aircraft, lodging last-minute cancellations, and racking up additional expenses for the military.
In one e-mail, aide Kay King complained to the military that they had not made available any aircraft the House speaker wanted for Memorial Day recess.
"It is my understanding there are NO G5s available for the House during the Memorial Day recess. This is totally unacceptable ... The Speaker will want to know where the planes are," King wrote.
In another, when told a certain type of aircraft would not be available, King wrote: "This is not good news, and we will have some very disappointed folks, as well as a very upset Speaker."
Pelosi's office has not yet responded to requests for comment.
Wait a second, if this self entitled Beeotch actually said that her having no access to G5's is unacceptable, then she is worse than I thought. I just can't get over people like this preaching about the mismanagement and abuse of power and gov't monies under Bush's watch, while flabbergasting things like this are taking place right under our noses. I actually hope this is true. I consider myself more versed than most on gov't affairs, but I didn't know that the Gov't had Gulfstream 5's available for Congressional recesses. This is like taking a company's private jet for vacation to Tahiti. For this face-lifted, skin-stretched monster, or any member of Congress for that matter, to demand that military planes be at her/their beckon call, is why we have no confidence in Congress in general, and their approval ratings are as low as ever. When are we going to realize that the constitution needs 2 amendments? Abolshing unlimited terms for Senators and the abolishment of the Fedreal Income Tax are vital to the survival of this country and capitalism as we know it today...or yesterday. The fact that a murdering drunk can serve 40 years in the Senate because his brother was the Moses of the Democratic party is all you need to know. These people have stolen enough money from their constituents while force feeding their independent and partisan agendas down our throats. If you serve one term in the Senate and you're too stupid to steal enough to retire, then why should we re-elect you. We should set limits like these:
-1 Murder of innocent young girl while drunk
-1 Extra-marital affair (heterosexual)
-1 Extra-marital affair (homosexual)
-1 Extra-marital affair while wife undergoes chemotherapy
-1 Drug charge
-1 Illicit affair with underage Page (Heterosexual)
-1 Illicit affair with underage Page (Homosexual)
-1 Prostitution Charge (Heterosexual)
-1 Prostitution Charge (Homosexual)
-1 Free use of Gov't Gulfstream G5
-1 Free get out jail free card
-Limo service replaced by Ford Hybrids
-Private Planes replaced by domestic commercial airlines
-One term retirement plans eliminated including insurance unless elected official pays premium
How can they (Politicians) continue to pull the wool over our eyes? This is the best job in the world. No expenses, no stress, free hookers, loads of drugs, world travel, and no consequences. I shouldn't have to say I'm making light because someone we rest our hopes, our dreams, hard work and life savings upon, shouldn't have the aforementioned words associated. Charlie Wilson's War, albeit a little Hollywood, is an eye opener for the corruption and free rides one gets when elected to represent his/her state in Washington. I know this corruption and immoral activity transcends party lines and you can say what you will about Sarah Palin, and I've been critical of her, but I bet five thousand dollars this kind of stuff would absolutely cease with someone like her in Washington.
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