[presidio9]

CBS/AP continue to manufacture this story. I have yet to see a varsity Republican complain about how Pelosi travels on my dime.

[PDR]

You know -- that might just be a good idea.

[el_texicano]

Memo to Pelosi: Get on your broom b*tch!!!

[4yearlurker]

There ya go your highness. Spend your money instead of mine!

[Spok]

"Pelosi: I'll Fly Commercial If I Have To"

Is there no end to what this brave woman will endure for her country? I'm sure she'll have no problem finding many other ways to pilfer the public purse to fund her imperial lifestyle. The Clintons, along with Hazel O'Leary, wrote the book on it.

[sionnsar]

She should ride Amtrack.

[queenkathy]

So in the original article it states that Murtha threatened (my wording) the Pentagon that they should be careful because Pelosi holds the money for their dept. (Paraphrased by me)

Wow, glad to see the dems are working hard for ethics change!

[Calpernia]

[Madeleine Ward]

Perhaps no varsity Republican has been asked to comment.

Or varsity Repubs who might have commented were not re-elected.

It's a story because the plane she was offered was not satisfactory, and she wanted a more extravagant one.

The fact that she's backing down now shows that she doesn't like how she's coming across.

And "I'll fly commercia" so I can get home to my family is bogus. She can get home much faster to her family with a plane at her disposal that might have to stop for re-fueling than she can flying commercial.

[edpc]

Nobody's ever disputed she needed access to a plane. The story is the plane type and size. Too damn bad if she has to refuel on the way to SF.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Prime Minister Blair flies commercial.
Prince Charles and Cammilla came into USA. So real royalty flies commerical.
So Pelosi thinks she's above these folks?

[Calpernia]

Related

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781441/posts
Murtha Threatens the Pentagon?

[darkwing104]

Are we having a hissy fit, Speaker?

[Lil'freeper]

What is the big deal about going non-stop? Or is that only for the little people? I'm glad she's "willing to fly commercial" on our dime. Most airlines have specially negoitated government rates ... of course, those seats are all in coach.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Addressing a swarm of reporters on Capitol Hill on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to the controversy over her desire to fly in an Air Force transport plane by saying that she would have no problem flying commercially if a secure military plane is not offered.

So in other words, she will continue to fly in a military plane until one is not available. 

[Fitzcarraldo]

I hope the other passengers can stand the stink.

[tobyhill]

"Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, a Republican from the Midwest, flew in a small commuter-sized Air Force jet."

Hey b*tch, you get the same nothing more, nothing less.

[GunnyHartman]

Speaker Pelosi, refused passage for her own personal U.S. Air Force jet, meets her tragic end in a freak flying accident.

[End Times Sentinel]

"I have told them that I will travel cross-country, non-stop commercially as I have done and always done probably — how many times — a thousand times since I've been in Congress, so this will be nothing new to me,"

Aww, geez... you guys happy now?  Ya bunch of Conservative nit wits, bashing granny Pelosi?  See what you went and did?  Who'd a thought it'd come to this, now she's gonna fly commercial, with the proletariat, getting their musty odors all over her haute couture finery.

Owl_Eagle

If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Nancy, Leonardo, Charles... it seems flying commercial is the modern day equivalent to crucifixion.

Bless every one of these brave, selfless souls.

[roses of sharon]

Did you see the video where Nancy complains that the Pent didn't give her a plane because she was a WOMAN??

Yikes, she is really desperate!