John Murtha Threatens Pentagon Over Pelosi Plane

Man, this guy is a major league idiot. First off, he's quoted as saying "Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., the Pelosi ally who chairs the House military appropriations subcommittee, said he has spoken to Pentagon officials about the need to provide Pelosi with a bigger plane that can fly passengers coast to coast in comfort.

But he denied pressuring the Pentagon. "I don't need to pressure them. I just tell them what they need to do,'' Murtha said.

Telling them what they need to do is pressuring them. Sorry John, but in the real world, that's pressuring.

Then: "Murtha said he is convinced the Pentagon has been leaking information about the possibility that Pelosi would use large military planes to make her look bad. But he said, "They're making a mistake when they leak it because she decides on allocations for them,'' referring to the Pentagon budget."

That sounds like almost extortion to me. It definately reeks of "pressuring". So what's wrong with the Mrs. Pelosi using the same 12 person aircraft that the previous Speaker used? Plus, now the Democrats are worried about leaks? It's the truth, so it shouldn't matter right? They weren't concerned when the NY Times was leaking classified information left and right, so where's the harm in this "leak"?

Top House Republicans such as Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri and Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida, chairman of the House Republican Conference, agree the speaker merits the use of a military jet for security reasons, but say Pelosi has been pressing the Pentagon to provide her with a bigger jet than used by Hastert so she can ferry family, other lawmakers and lobbyists across the country.

Umm...Lobbyists don't belong on aircraft used for business use. They need to pay for the flight like any other person would. Immediate family, and other lawmakers I can understand, but lobbyists have no business being on that aircraft unless they pay their own way.

Travis
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