The “Elected Ones” are at it again. By that, I mean that they are spending hundreds of million of taxpayer dollars just to make life more comfortable for themselves.
There are commercial airlines flying all over the globe and all of these commercial airlines have cushy first-class accommodations for the wealthy. However, apparently these cushy first-class accommodations are not good enough for the elected ones in Congress. They want better.
Today, Rollcall (a D.C. newspaper that watches Congress) published an article indicating that the “House Orders Up Three Elite Jets”:
At the end of July, the House approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government officials and Members of Congress.
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The Gulfstream G550 is a luxury business jet, which the company advertises as featuring long-range flight capacity that “easily links Washington, D.C., with Dubai, London with Singapore and Tokyo with Paris.” The company’s promotional materials say, “The cabin aboard the G550 combines productivity with exceptional comfort. It features up to four distinct living areas, three temperature zones, a choice of 12 floor plan configurations with seating for up to 18 passengers.”
This is the very same Congress that chastised the captains of the auto industry for flying private jets. Yet, the Congresscritters want to be able to fly themselves -- along with their staff and families -- around the world on those dubious “fact finding” trips (read golf, dinners and beach) in the ultimate of luxury.
Yup, they spout that the nation (and government) has fell on hard times, and then they spend $200-million on even more luxury jets for their own use. Worse, this is just one instance of many. . . .
Isn’t it time we hired some adults to take their places? Think about it, because this is the time we voters should start looking for good candidates for next year’s primary election -- and start whipping up support for our chosen candidates.
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