Cabinet secretary used CDC jet for routine travel

CNN ^ | 6/14/2006 | AP

[eraser2005]

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A jet leased by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use in emergencies has instead been used to shuttle the secretary of Health and Human Services to appearances and meetings, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

[af_vet_rr]

Maybe so, but it would still be cheaper than $38k per trip. :)

I'm not so sure about that, with the government and contracts these days....

[eraser2005]

Ok - I'll amend that.... As long as they don't give them debit cards to make the purchases.... :p

[tupac]

Thank you for the post. Hope that you don't mind my copying it and using it to educate those who believe that our President has done nothing for his country. It must have taken you some time to compile it, again, thanks.

[webboy45]

like the MSM some on this board are quick to criticize before all the pertinent facts are known. There's no evidence, for instance that the reported cost, accounted for the cost of leaving the plane unused on the tarmac. Also, some of the trips had to do with an impending emergency, the possible flu pandemic.

[Verginius Rufus]

During the Clinton years, I once found myself sitting immediately behind the then Surgeon General of the US, Dr. David Satcher, on a Southwest flight. No first class seating on Southwest. Dr. Satcher did not seem pleased to have to sit among the riff-raff.

[org.whodat]

Copying other people work again i see. However your long winded post has nothing to do with the conduct of the head of the department in question. And as a by thought you need to watch the personal attacks.

[stevestras]

Good list, I'm glad to see it for the first time.

[MNJohnnie]

Your posting history and your debate style both betray you as a Leftist. Don't waste our time