tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post5281061550619247952..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Your Tax Dollars Take FlightGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-67161059900169294342013-10-23T17:27:14.602-04:002013-10-23T17:27:14.602-04:00So, how many "deuce-and-a-half" trucks w...So, how many "deuce-and-a-half" trucks would be needed to convoy this group of leeches back-and-forth? There are plenty of rest stops on I-95 although an armed guard might be appropriate for some of them. Couple cases of C-rations should do it.SAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09133276846421640110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-44533848005229926882013-10-22T20:45:22.989-04:002013-10-22T20:45:22.989-04:00C-17? You're much too generous. Cram them in...C-17? You're much too generous. Cram them in the back of C-130's on seats attached to pallets.<br /><br />Then off load them using LAPESRandyGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758726126424011542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-63643297699738575202013-10-22T20:33:31.937-04:002013-10-22T20:33:31.937-04:00C-17 is too good for them... Herc with a seal leak...C-17 is too good for them... Herc with a seal leak on the back ramp...<br />And charge them coach seat fares...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-79517758344464727832013-10-22T14:12:25.802-04:002013-10-22T14:12:25.802-04:00Both your calculations and your basic point have m...Both your calculations and your basic point have merit, Spook86. <br /><br />Please allow me to shed a bit of additional light on the subject however.<br /><br />Military aircraft had also been used recently to transport lawmakers to the funerals of Sens. Frank Lautenberg (to NJ in June 2013) and Daniel Inouye (to Hawaii in Dec 2012). These men were both veterans and Democrats. The roundtrip(s) to Hawaii alone had to have been more costly than Florida.<br /><br />The above AF trips plus Young's funeral seem to contradict austerity measures restricting congressional use of government aircraft for overseas trips put in place earlier this year requiring House lawmakers to seek permission from Speaker Boehner to use military aircraft.<br /><br />Why the rash of rule departures?<br />Inoyue and Lautenberg (Democrats)<br />funerals set recent precedents that Republicans were eager to match. Moreover, Boehner, expects a Tea Party challenge in his upcoming primary and is probably anxious about suspicions that he is seen as just another lawyer RINO. <br />Vigilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051789616490005367noreply@blogger.com