Speaker Suspects White House in Plane Flap

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the Bush administration on Wednesday of publicly mischaracterizing her need for a larger military aircraft to travel back and forth from the West coast.

She said reports filtering out into the media regarding inquiries about the use of a military plane nearly the size of Air Force One for her travel to and from Washington, D.C., shows a "misrepresentation that could only be coming from the administration ... one would wonder why the practice deemed to be necessary from a security standpoint would be mischaracterized in the press."
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House Sergeant at Arms Bill Livingood, who is responsible for the speaker's security,....suggested Pelosi, who is second in the line of presidential succession, inquire about the use of a military plane. According to sources involved in the talks with Pentagon officials and Livingood, Pelosi needs a large enough aircraft to fly directly from Washington, D.C., to her home in San Francisco since stopping along the way to refuel poses unnecessary security risks.
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Pelosi said Wednesday her inquiry about taking members of Congress and others along for the ride had "nothing to do with family and friends and everything to do with security."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250781,00.html

[Quakerfriend]

1. Good for her! She should step up and nip this- before

they take it one step further.

[central scrutinizer]

2. they need to re-read the Constitution

She is in the line of succession for the Presidency for crissakes

[RufusTFirefly]

5. Second in line??

Have you forgotten Ascoyne d'Ascoyne?

[Turbineguy]

3. They should bring this up

Pelosi stands the best chance in history of becoming President.

To coin a phrase: "They're in the last throes!" (or would that be "throws"?)

[nevergiveup]

4. It is probably that

this size of a plane was needed for Hulk Hastert and they haven't made the adjustment yet.

[cassiepriam]

6. Yep, instead of Plamegate, Repugs want Planegate :(

Nice try Rove.

[caligirl]

7. Coulds they be saying' well I'll be darn, that woman sure wants a lot'

Repug Men thinking like men or rather repigs thinking like opportunistic repigs.

[williesgirl]

8. Glad to be 5th vote to debunk this bs once and for all.

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. Pelosi to Bush: Ya te conosco bacalao...