Posted on 02/08/2007 9:35:04 AM PST by Brian Mosely
The Republican Study Commitee isn't leaving on a jetplane; the latest:
After the Pentagon rejected pressure from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrat leaders to provide her a military C-32 Jet, Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) responded angrily after the media reported the story. So angrily, in fact, that the Defense Appropriations Chairman apparently believes that it is "in the interests of the United States" to threaten Department of Defense funding over the flap.Our nation is at war.
THE INITIAL THREAT
Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., the Pelosi ally who chairs the House military appropriations subcommittee, said he has spoken to Pentagon officials about the need to provide Pelosi with a bigger plane that can fly passengers coast to coast in comfort.... "I don't need to pressure them. I just tell them what they need to do." Murtha said.
(San Francisco Chronicle, 2/8/2007)
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN THREATENS TO CUT DEFENSE FUNDING AFTER AMERICA LEARNS OF PELOSI PLANE DEMAND
"Late Wednesday afternoon, one of Pelosi's closest allies in the House, Rep. John Murtha, D-Penn., chairman of the key Appropriations Committee subcommittee on defense, told CNN that the Pentagon was making 'a mistake' by leaking information unfavorable to the speaker 'since she decides on the allocations for the Department of Defense.'"
(CNN, ABC News, 2/8/2007)
(San Francisco Chronicle, 2/8/2007)
They can only thank the 40% of the voters who voted for Murtha's opponent, 79,000 12th district Pennsylvanians who oppose Murtha.
I should have worded it different.
They should thank the people in PA District 12 who voted for Murtha.
I probably am just taking your statement too literally.
The Marines and their families should NOT thank those who voted for Murtha, they should loathe them, as I do.
ROTF!
You are welcome.
Wouldn't bother me a bit if they cemented their relationship and then stepped off a bridge.
Well hell, present Murtha with a free 757. They are on special this week, doncha know.
Not anymore. Thanks to Anna Nicole Smith dying, the media has the all the excuse they need to look away from Pelosi and Murtha and let them do whatever it takes to get the Queen her chariot.
I live in PA and am embarrassed about nothing---the only nitwits that should be embarrassed are those of his district who put him back in office (they are too stupid to be embarrased about that or he would not be there for 2 more years)
Actually he had the C-20, which is 12-pax, not including cabin crew. But they would only let him have 10 pax. This information is in the first linked story. The range of the C-20B is 4,250 miles, plenty to fly nonstop, DC to San Francisco, about 2,500 miles. Or for Her Highness, they could use the C-37, a latter model of the same line of Gulfstream aircraft, with a range of 6,300 miles. Both are 12 passenger aircraft. We even have a few more of them than the C-20Bs
Range might be a little short though, unless one replaced the bomb pallet with extra fuel tankage. I guess that would work.
And this, my friends, is how the (once great) Democratic Party does business...
Just like the Corleones!
What Mister Murtha said is no different from making an offer one can't refuse.
This royalist arrogance of power has only one name...
Corruption.
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Bump
Thanks for the ping freema! I was really hoping we would never hear this scumbags name again...EVER!
Is that guy the son of Gen VanRiper?
I'm keeping a copy of the 12th District in my car. Just for reference.
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