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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 818764" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I detest Nancy Pelosi, but in the interest of accuracy it is important to point out that her use of an Air Force plane was a <em>military</em> decision. As Speaker of the House she was 2nd in line of presidential succession and after 9-11 it was decided (by President Bush) that the Speaker needed to be flown on military aircraft in case of a terrorist attack that killed the President and Vice President simultaneously. A false rumour has been going around the internet to the effect that Pelosi demanded and got a "bigger" plane than what the Air Force provided to her predecessor (Dennis Hastert) but the<em> reality</em> is that the smaller plane was not capable of making the flight between her home state of California and Washington DC without having to land and refuel whereas her predecessor's home state of Illinois was well within its range. For security reasons, the Air Force wanted her on a plane that could make the flight non-stop. There is no shortage of legitimate complaints to be made against Pelosi, but this isnt one of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 818764, member: 14668"] I detest Nancy Pelosi, but in the interest of accuracy it is important to point out that her use of an Air Force plane was a [I]military[/I] decision. As Speaker of the House she was 2nd in line of presidential succession and after 9-11 it was decided (by President Bush) that the Speaker needed to be flown on military aircraft in case of a terrorist attack that killed the President and Vice President simultaneously. A false rumour has been going around the internet to the effect that Pelosi demanded and got a "bigger" plane than what the Air Force provided to her predecessor (Dennis Hastert) but the[I] reality[/I] is that the smaller plane was not capable of making the flight between her home state of California and Washington DC without having to land and refuel whereas her predecessor's home state of Illinois was well within its range. For security reasons, the Air Force wanted her on a plane that could make the flight non-stop. There is no shortage of legitimate complaints to be made against Pelosi, but this isnt one of them. [/QUOTE]
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