Loretta Sanchez Joined Half-Million Dollar Global Warming Junket to Tourist Hot Spots

Orange County Register ^ | August 7th, 2009 | Teri Sforza

[kellynla]

When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject,” The Wall Street Journal reports. “They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Australian rain forest, visited a penguin rookery and flew to the South Pole.

“The 11-day trip — with six spouses traveling along as well — took place over New Year’s 2008,” the paper says.

Cost: About half-a-million dollars.

Some went scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef; Sanchez preferred to snorkel, the Journal said.

Global warming? We feel the heat already.

[kellynla]

But when I called Sanchez's office last week to inquire when & where her town hall meeting would be, I was told that Sanchez "would be too busy with Homeland Security" this month to hold any town hall meetings.

[silverleaf]

CONGRESS: take us all snorkeling so we can decide on the evidence for ourselves!

[stephenjohnbanker]

Any meeting would be pointless anyway.

[edcoil]

Everyday is Christmas inside the beltway.

[Sig Sauer P220]

I say make em walk back to the U.S.

[EyeGuy]

Yeah those Global Lying bureaucrats never seem to hold their conferences in places like Zimbabwe, or even Omaha, do they?

Any information on the 5 star menu?

[Westbrook]

When are the people going to get fed-up and say, “ENOUGH”?

These criminals need to be put on trial and jailed for stealing the people’s money.

They are dishonest thieves and charlatans.

[unixfox]

They need to be dumped in the middle of the Amazon and made to find their way back.

Jaguars, deadly snakes, deadly frogs, insects, they all need to eat.

[Eva]

The WSJ puts the cost of this vacation $500,000, if you include the cost of the military planes that were used.

How many people could they have insured for that same $500,000.

[cranked]

$500,000 to avoid town hall mettings over ObamaCare, schweeet! /s

[maggief]

TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE!

“Asked about his wife's participation, Mr. Lucas cited a busy congressional schedule that often keeps families separated, even on weekends. If spouses couldn't go along on trips abroad, “then you couldn't travel — simple as that,” he said.”?

(snip)

On the last night of their 11-day trip, the lawmakers stayed at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. The spokesman for Mr. Baird said he would have been “every bit as happy camping as staying in a hotel.”

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124967502810515267.html#articleTabs%3Darticle

[kellynla]

When are the people going to get fed-up and say, “ENOUGH”?

Starting 11/2010.

[Eva]

Talking about global warming, there was an amusing article that headlined in the WSJ, yesterday, saying that electric rates were due to decline because the useage had declined as a result of the recession.

Now, I don’t think that it was the recession that caused people to turn up their thermostat and use less air conditioning. I think that it was the cold weather. Even the WSJ can’t be honest enough to admit that the temps haven’t been as warm this summer in most of the country.

The article went to explain that most of us would not see the benefit of the lower prices because we had multi year contracts in states like California.

[Loud Mime]

Some of the Messiah’s followers are having second thoughts, the others are still brainwashed. It may take two more years.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“took place over New Year’s 2008”

Before His Highness was inaugurated.

[Dr. Thorne]

Bring back B-1 Bob!

[Westbrook]

Piranhas

No rio amazon, há piranhas que podem comer toda a carne duma vaca infeliz em cinco minutos.

Um fim apropriado para tais chacais como estes.

[Eva]

No, the global warming junket was taken in January, before the inauguration. It was led by WA State’s Congressman Baird.

[kellynla]

“How many people could they have insured for that same $500,000.”

There is soooooooooo much waste & abuse in gov’t that I bet I could BALANCE THE FEDERAL BUDGET in one year by eliminating it all!

Just look at Pelosi...she FLYS A PRIVATE JET TO & FROM SF EVERY WEEKEND...PAID FOR BY AMERICAN TAXPAYERS!!!

[SeattleBruce]

I say make em walk back to the U.S.
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Love that suggestion!