Taxpayers Pay $101,000 for Pelosi's In-Flight 'Food, Booze'

[Pudfark]

Article in Fox News:

"It reads like a dream order for a wild frat party: Maker's Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Bailey's Irish Crème, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewars scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniels whiskey … and Corona beer.

But that single receipt makes up just part of the more than $101,000 taxpayers paid for "in-flight services" – including food and liquor, for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trips on Air Force jets over the last two years. That's almost $1,000 per week.

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by Judicial Watch, which investigates and prosecutes government corruption, show Pelosi incurred expenses of some $2.1 million for her use of Air Force jets for travel over that time.

"Speaker Pelosi has a history of wasting taxpayer funds with her boorish demands for military travel," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said today. "And these documents suggest the Speaker's congressional delegations are more about partying than anything else."

Old Pudfark sez: " Is that living high on the hog...or is the hawg livin high "

[callmeslick]

for once, I will agree with Pudfark....this sort of wasted cash is part of why the public is disgusted. It just isn't(as I suspect Pud would like to infer, and I KNOW Fox would like to infer) limited to Pelosi, or to Democrats. Multiply this sort of waste times 535 Congress-people who feel entitled to such excess, and you start talking about real, wasted money.

[ruggbutt]

Slick is correct, but since it's the speaker of the House she should be bitch slapped first. Who's next in line, they're next. And when they get to the Supremes one or two should be hung from a light pole in front of the White House. It's time to send a message that we're fed up with this bullshit. Fact is that DNC are by far the worst abusers and hypocrites when it comes to stuff like this.

[Pudfark]

I bet this'll shock you Slick....the Ruggstir also....

Old Pudfark sez: " Tom Delay were'nt known fer taking the bus neither "

[CUDA]

for once, I will agree with Pudfark...

Slick is correct,

OMG THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Quasar-NL]

I liek booz!

And the world is alright again.

Move along, nothing to see here!

[Dawg]

for once, I will agree with Pudfark...

Slick is correct,

OMG THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!!!!!!!!!!!!

quite the contrary, what is coming to an end is blind partisan politics.
you think Realtors are dropping like flies? sucks to be an incumbent very soon

[callmeslick]

quite the contrary, what is coming to an end is blind partisan politics.
you think Realtors are dropping like flies? sucks to be an incumbent very soon

hope you're correct, Dawg. Really, I do.

[fatman]

So i see she has taken to the drink rather than think aboot the jobs situation i think i can hear crickets chirp right now

http://www.house.gov/pelosi/press/relea ... 80103.html

[Dawg]

I'm fed up.
More importantly a greater number are fed up.
We have been played, red vs. blue for too long.
americans are fat, lazy and really dont give a fuck....
however, take one plane and fly it into a building we mobilize.
once we realize we are being ass raped, we are on the move.
watch for both parties to continue to fall apart- beware the tea party (whatever name for whatever 3rd party) is NOT taken over by a charismatic douche preying on, preparing to seize power.
Lots are getting on the bandwagon
yesterday on CNN
I noticed one of the anchors had a cup of tea on his desktop while he read the prompter.
WTF? I've NEVER seen ANY anchor at CNN have anything other than type on their desk.
This was a large white mug with the tea bag (string, white paper label) hanging over the side?????? Subliminal message?? Accident? WTF
A tea bag?? Not a cup of coffee, an obvious tea drink! I've never known a tea drinking to leave the bag hanging in the drink after short steep period either.
Fascinating.