Posted on 01/20/2018 8:11:19 PM PST by EdnaMode
According to media reports, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) invited the 192 Democrat Members of the House of Representatives out to dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant in Washington, D.C. Saturday during the first day of the government shutdown.
Politico’s Jake Sherman was first to report on Pelosi’s dinner.
✔ @JakeSherman PELOSI hosting a dinner for all House Dems tonight at aqua al 2..... 3:28 PM - Jan 20, 2018
The Hill’s Scott Wong reported the menu, “On the menu at Pelosi’s dinner at Acqua al 2: cheeses and meats, pasta, lots of wine and for dessert … cheesecake with strawberry drizzle & tiramisu”
@scottwongDC Members fan out across DC for dinner. Spotted Alabama lawmaker grabbing pizzas at Matchbox on Barracks Row; Dems heading to Acqua al 2
Acqua Al 2, located blocks from the Capitol, describes itself as “an authentic Italian restaurant located in the heart of the historic Eastern Market in Washington, DC.” The menu is not cheap and not the most expensive either for D.C., but dinner for two would put a hurt on a working couples’ budget with dinner entrees running from $18 to $39, not including drinks, appetizers and dessert.
Military families blasted Pelosi for living it up while soldiers are going without due to the shutdown.
🇺🇸Thomas-S Fla🇺🇸 @thomassfl Hi @NancyPelosi Can my @USArmy daughter go? For some reason she's not getting a paycheck and illegals get more support from dems then she does...personally I think its idiotic to hold up military paychecks... The play with high explosives... pic.twitter.com/rIzpJWKkbo
Jeff Works4aliving @JeffreyusaSmith Wow. My Son in the military gets screwed and she celebrating? What has this country coming to?
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
“In DC? Gimme a break - more like $150 a head... NOT including drinks.”
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GOPJ: Your estimation per head for the Pelosi Schumer-Shutdown Victory Dinner is spot-on.
On his radio program this morning, Chris Plante read off the Acqua menu:
glass wine $30-32;
appetizer $28 (appx)
entrees start at $32 (the steak entree is $58)
Actually $58 for a steak is not that bad a price.
Go to any top restaurant in the world......the prices are much much higher.
In Japan, it costs about $200 to buy a steak in a supermarket.
I guess House Democrats figure they might as well enjoy it while they can.
In a few months, they’ll be back in their districts where they have an Egg McMuffin at McDonalds to look forward to, instead of living the life of a D.C. Fat Cat on the public’s dime!
Pelosi was slumming...her idea of bring careful how she spends the taxpayer’s crumbs. /sarc [I’m recalling her flower budget]
$150 per head almost doubles Vlad’s calculations (see post 65)
Appx $36,000?
If this dinner gets much more publicity, Pelosi will need to make an announcement that she paid for it with her own crumbs.
I wouldn't doubt it.
I was just making a rough guess based on this AQUA AL 2 menu where a veal porterhouse is $38.
http://www.acquaal2.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Dinner-Menu-11.28.16.pdf
Whether the final bill was $20K or $30K the point is that the DC politicians expect to live royally and they do.
Piglosi took time out from lambasting the president about tax cuts for the rich so she could dump half a years salary for many wage earners on one dinner party.
No wonder she called a $1,000 tax cut for us poor souls a crumb!
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