Pelosi's requests wasting tax payer dollars

[erynthered]

Why am I not surprised.

 

 

http://www.judicialwatch.org/news/2009/mar...military-travel

 

 

• In response to a series of requests for military aircraft, one Defense Department official wrote, "Any chance of politely querying [Pelosi's team] if they really intend to do all of these or are they just picking every weekend?...[T]here's no need to block every weekend 'just in case'..." The email also notes that Pelosi's office had, "a history of canceling many of their past requests."
  
• One DOD official complained about the "hidden costs" associated with the speaker's last minute changes and cancellations. "We have...folks prepping the jets and crews driving in (not a short drive for some), cooking meals and preflighting the jets etc."
  
• The documents include a discussion of House Ethics rules and Defense Department policies as they apply to the speaker's requests for staff, spouses and extended family to accompany her on military aircraft. In May 2008, for example, Pelosi requested that her husband join her on a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) into Iraq. The DOD explained to Pelosi that the agency has a written policy prohibiting spouses from joining CODEL's into combat zones.
  
• Documents obtained from the U.S. Army include correspondence from Speaker Pelosi's office requesting an Army escort and three military planes to transport Pelosi and other members of Congress to Cleveland, Ohio, for the funeral services of the late Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Pelosi noted in her letter of August 22, 2008, that such a request, labeled "Operation Tribute" was an "exception to standard policy."
  
• The documents also detail correspondence from intermediaries for Speaker Pelosi issuing demands for certain aircraft and expressing outrage when requested military planes were not available. "It is my understanding there are no G5s available for the House during the Memorial Day recess. This is totally unacceptable...The speaker will want to know where the planes are..." wrote Kay King, Director of the House Office of Interparliamentary Affairs. In a separate email, when told a certain type of aircraft would not be available, King writes, "This is not good news, and we will have some very disappointed folks, as well as a very upset peaker."
  
• During another email exchange DOD staff advised Kay King that one Pelosi military aircraft request could not be met because of "crew rest requirements" and offered to help secure commercial travel. Kay King responded: "We appreciate the efforts to help the codel [sic] fly commercially but you know the problem that creates with spouses. If we can find another way to assist with military assets, we would like to do that."
  

[Alaska Darin]

"We appreciate the efforts to help the codel [sic] fly commercially but you know the problem that creates with spouses. If we can find another way to assist with military assets, we would like to do that."

Translation: Our spouses fly on taxpayer dime on military aircraft but politician's dime when they go commercial...

 

Now get back to grilling the automaker CEOs about wasting money they don't have. You know, because they can't just spend money they don't have on "the full faith and credit of the United States."

[IDBillzFan]

What does Pelosi care? It's just money. And if all you need is money, all you need to do is keep the doors open for ANOTHER stimulus bill.

 

Be careful what you ask for, as you will surely get it.

[RkFast]

What a !@#$ing !@#$.

 

PELOSI, not Little kitty. Although, shes a !@#$, too.

[/dev/null]

Headline: Politician waste's taxpayer money

 

In other news Benazir Bhutto is still dead

[Wacka]

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

[Keukasmallies]

Pelosi...waste.... Gee, related concepts.

[YellowLinesandArmadillos]

Is that all you rwingers got on Pelosi??? Common pick it up. I want her gone too. Lets see, how about she goes through staffers quicker than most and she is a senior leader. Check out the average length of stay for a staff person in her office. Should be in the Clerk of House's Report that comes out quarterly. Then you can really review your congresscritters expenses. Also, check committee expenditures, some of that stuff is hidden there.

 

Lets see where is a link??? Don't see it but start here: http://clerk.house.gov/public_disc/index.html

 

I will keep looking.

[YellowLinesandArmadillos]

Here is one that lists salaries

 

http://www.legistorm.com/blog/tag/Clerk+of+the+House.html

[YellowLinesandArmadillos]

Another on Foreign Travel:

 

http://clerk.house.gov/public_disc/foreign/index.html