Pelosi Seeks Routine Use Of Military Aircraft

She was against using the military till she wanted to hitch a ride.
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• The Washington Times reports the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pressing the Bush administration for routine access to military aircraft for domestic flights, such as trips back to her San Francisco district, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
  
  The sources, who include those in Congress and in the administration, said the Democrat is seeking regular military flights not only for herself and her staff, but also for relatives and for other members of the California delegation. A knowledgeable source called the request "carte blanche for an aircraft any time."
  
  

  "They are pressing the point of her succession and that the [Department of Defense] needs to play ball with the speaker's needs," one source said. The request originally went to the Pentagon, which then asked the White House to weigh in.

Keep in mind that Nancy Pelosi represents San Fransisco, a city that recently decided to remove ROTC from school campuses because of the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gay service members.

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