House of Representatives: Up Yours America!

The House’s request to the pentagon to purchase new private jets fell victim to criticisms by citizens and politicians and was dropped this week.

U.S. House leaders have dropped plans to spend $550 million in the Air Force budget on passenger jets used by lawmakers and senior government officials, officials said on Monday.

The House of Representatives reversed the move to upgrade the executive jet fleet after public criticism, opposition from other lawmakers and the Defense Department had said it did not need more planes that it had requested.

So we saved $550 Million right?

Dropping the proposal doesn’t save money, as the total funding provided by the bill remains unchanged. It means the money that would have been used to pay for the extra planes will go to other purposes.

“Other purposes.” Read: we’re going to piss the money away either way.

These are the same people telling us that government-run health care will save money.

3 thoughts on “House of Representatives: Up Yours America!

  1. Here’s why congress is stupid and incompetent. Due to current economic conditions, there is a glut of used jets for sale due to corporate cutbacks. Didn’t it ever occur to them that, instead of a no-bid contract for their fleet of private jets, to shop the used market? But hey, it’s not their money.

  2. But then it would come without green unicorn powered engines and would have to be retrofitted costing us twice as much.

  3. Luxury liners to shuttle them where ever their little hearts desire.

    What next, a $500,000 raise for all congresscritters?

    OK, y’all make some popcorn, it should be fun watching teh peev defend Pelosi and the Democrat controlled congress and why San Fran Nan needs a plane larger than Reagan’s AirForceOne to fly back to CA for the weekends.

    Unemployment is almost 10% and the Democrats think they deserve several custom luxury airliners… what media bias? Wasn’t this bold and above the fold of the Red Strib?

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