Posted on 11/21/2007 8:08:21 AM PST by george76
"One final thought: the delivery of a new 'junket jet' for Congress may infuriate a lot of taxpayers, but there's a method in Boeing's apparent madness.
Winners of the KC-X and CSAR-X contracts will be announced early next year, and by delivering the C-40 now (just in time for Christmas holiday 'fact-finding' trips), the aircraft giant hopes that some of its Congressional friends will pressure the Air Force to steer those contracts toward Boeing."
"Since congress's new luxury jet is part of the military appropriations and with congress not funding the military as the president requested, the jet should be the first causalty of the reduction in spending required to maintain support for the troops in harm's way...
Actually all congressional fights provided by the Air Force should be grounded. Let them all take to the airways with the regular folks and experience the problems we face.
(Excerpt) Read more at instapundit.com ...
Are they?
‘fact-finding trips’
- will my new intern sleep with me?
Actually all congressional fights provided by the Air Force should be grounded. Let them all take to the airways with the regular folks and experience the problems we face.
I don’t believe they should fly at all. My solution is to shut down D.C. Let them stay in their districts. With today’s technology there is no reason for them to be there. They have the ability to videoconference and electronically vote from anywhere.
That would make it much harder for special interest groups to lobby them and they would be more accountable for their actions when constituents are banging down their door every day all day long.
They are not accessible to the people who voted them into office while in D.C. Bring them home to their districts to stay.
32 trips a year is too many.All these perks need to be looked into. I’m for being reasonable, but these things easily get out of hand.
Our military funding is being held up. Our security could be at risk. Yep. It’s long past time to get tough.
If that’s what you meant...I’m with you.
I agree, except I wouldn't include anybody from the House or Senate. ;-)
32 trips a year is too many
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The other 20 weekends they are already home in their own districts. So 32 really covers their weekly commute. Because they are so special!!!!
Its the reserved parking at Reagan National that really sticks in my throat! I have had to pay $40 to park there for a couple of hours because empty spaces were being held for these princes of the realm.
That would make it much harder for special interest groups to lobby them and they would be more accountable for their actions when constituents are banging down their door every day all day long.
Very good points!
The technology is certainly available, and we could attract better candidates, ones who don't want to leave their families, or move them to a $h|thole like D.C.
Some object to the phrase Pelosi Galore. I don't. Some say that it is gross and it's a double-entendre. I say it refers to perks and Ms Pelosi is demanding oodles of perks that befit her status as "the most powerful woman in the world." Though of course she attempts to cloud the issue with claims of mission requirements.
Pelosi Galore strikes again. It’s catchy. I like it. In the office she’s known as “Puhluzi” rhyming with falacious “faloozy”.
In 2007, the Democratic Senate only managed to pass TWO of its 15 required appropriations bills
Our tax dollars at work ?
Mark Twain
how many "S's" do we need? stop the madness glenn!
“We have a congress that spends money like John Edwards at a beauty shop.”
Silly peon
Alexis de Tocqueville
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
-Winston Churchill
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