DC POLS PLANE HYPOCRITES
August 6, 2009 NY Post
WASHINGTON -- Months after Congress blasted auto executives for flying private jets to Washington during tough economic times, members quietly ordered up three new sets of wings for themselves.
The House last month approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for getting top government officials and members of Congress to their destinations in style.
The legislative provision was uncovered by Roll Call, a Capitol Hill publication.
One $65 million jet was requested by the military as part of regularly scheduled upgrades, but the other two were added to the must-pass Defense Appropriates bill unbidden.
NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR OUR RULERS AND MASTERS
