AA for Pelosi? She’s Got a Taste For the Good Booze
And you, America, are paying about $1,000 a week for it
"Play It Again, Uncle Sam"
(TTfD) Some say alcoholism is a disease. Others say liberalism is, too. However, the two have now officially been combined and you better hide your wallet. Nancy Pelosi, among other things, gets very thirsty when traveling and you not only are paying for the flight, but also for the top shelf liquor.
Yes, America, Speaker Nancy is no longer just drunk with power, she’s also plain drunk, or a damn good hostess. Who knew that Courvoisier and Grey Goose were staples at Botox parties?
Back in March 2009, the DOD approached her asking her to curb her reservations of exclusive, high-end military jets for every weekend. Often times, she canceled, which actually still cost America’s “working class” dearly as it still entailed many man hours of trained professionals to ready the plane. And, whether there or not, chefs were preparing meals to her liking.
That much may never been known if Judicial Watch had not used Freedom of Information Act requests to find this corruption and make it public. It took multiple requests, too, which does not directly support Obama’s call for a more open government.
Pelosi likes to ride, and the bigger the better. According to Right Perspective in March 2009, her staff channels her temper when she doesn’t get what she wants.
“…Most disturbing of all is the correspondence between Kay King, Director of the House Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, and DOD staff that show Speaker Pelosi’s particularity towards certain luxury aircraft. “It is my understanding there are no G5s available for the House during the Memorial Day recess. This is totally unacceptable…The speaker will want to know where the planes are…”, King wrote. “This is not good news, and we will have some very disappointed folks, as well as a very upset [s]peaker.”
Many would see this as an abuse of power, or at the least a little whiny. Basically, when she wanted a Party Bus, all she got was a Limousine. Of course, though, they are talking about US Military jets, not cars.
Was the intent of the correspondence to intimidate the military into thinking if Pelosi did not have her demands met the military budget may suffer?
It reads that way, at least.
Newsbusters also reported that the costs for her flight to Copenhagen for the failed Tax the World summit opposed to global warming set Americans back $2 million for extra-comfy digs in US Air Force jets. Her blatant waste was so outrageous that even a CNN employee criticized it.
As NewsBusters reported on several occasions this month, CNN’s Jack Cafferty has been blasting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for refusing to address the profligate spending by members of Congress at December’s climate change summit in Copenhagen.On January 12 he called her a “horrible woman,” and followed this up two weeks later by referring to her arrogance as “breathtaking.”
In all fairness, her arrogance is her only breathtaking quality.
But the story continues, and World News Daily documented it January 29, 2010.
It reads like a dream order for a wild frat party: Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Bailey’s Irish Crème, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewars scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniels whiskey … and Corona beer.
WND writer Bob Unruh — a former AP reporter — obviously went to a much better college than I because I have never seen any alcohol that costly at a college party. A TTfD undisclosed source has confirmed that is actually more alcohol than is stocked by both Hooters and TGI Friday’s combined. Regardless, the story continues:
“…But that single receipt makes up just part of the more than $101,000 taxpayers paid for “in-flight services” – including food and liquor, for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trips on Air Force jets over the last two years. That’s almost $1,000 per week…”
Nancy Pelosi has a job — unlike a really sizable chunk of this country — and those unemployed could have used a drink a lot more than she deserved one, or dozens as the case may be. She ran for office, wanted the job, stepped on many people to get where she is, and is in turn bilking taxpayers even for her booze habit.
Cutting Pelosi off from her free bar privileges could fund the next stimulus. So many unemployed citizens could use an extra grand to pay their mortgage. I don’t think this idea was expressed in the State of the Union speech earlier this week, but it likely will be in the next one.
One pundit has put out the idea that Republicans would have gladly worked in a more bi-partisan way but were afraid to get too close as she is extremely flammable. The question is simple: how can we help her? Can’t we put her in a program, or asylum, somewhere where she is no longer a danger to herself and to our economy?
If you feel Alcoholics Anonymous may be of help to her, please contact the Speaker immediately. But, don’t bother calling as her answering machine is full and the office is closed. Perhaps you could try to send your thoughts to her on Twitter. Here account is here.
To the credit of her beloved state of California and a likely liver transplant in her future, this behavior has actually won her a spot on the Judicial Watch of “DC’s Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians of 2009.” Here she is in good company with the likes of Barney Frank, Charlie Rangel, Chris Dodd, Tim Geithner, Eric Holder, John Ensign, the Junior Jesse Jackson, John Murtha and Barack Obama.
Pelosi has successfully broken through the once-perceived glass ceiling of corruption and scored one for Feminists around the world.
Way to go, Nancy. And congratulations, you old drunk.
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