How many SUV's C02 exhaust equal that of Nancy Peolsi's jet?

Question

It's OK for her to fly around in this jet, but NOT ok for YOU to drive your SUV...

She is really hurting the Democratic party by being such an outward hypocrite.

Answer 1

WOW - GREAT QUESTION!
I bet I could drive in my SUV for a month and not emit as many toxic gases as she does (when she speaks) AND when she flies back to California so often.

Answer 2

its no different than bush /cheney flying all over the country to go on vacation every month. Shes 3rd in command . do you think she should fly around in a small jet with no security measures on it like air force 1 has? Doesnt matter who is speaker of the house republican or democrat or green party. THE POSITION IS IMPORTANT GIVE THEM THE BEST SECURITY AND KEEP THEM IN WASHINGTON SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO FLY. Maybe the government should be the same as everyone elses jobs they work 5-6 days a week and stay home on weekends, 2 weeks vacation a year. crappy insurance, 3 sick days with dr note. you dont show up to vote you dont get paid.

Answer 3

Dude, everyone in govt flies around on jets. She lives in California and works in Washington DC. Driving home ain't really an option. It's not like she's Al Gore. When has she ever told people not to drive their SUV's. The former Speaker flew around in a plane too.

Answer 4

Ms Peolsi is of the people and for the people and she is the people. That big jet makes her feel powerful. I think that if you need an outward symbol to make you feel powerful, then you are not really powerful. Power comes from within. Why should she care how polluting the big jet is? You after all are footing that bill. She is the MAN.

Answer 5

When did she say it wasn't okay to drive your SUV? And per distance traveled, airplanes are much more efficient then SUVs. Think about it. Fill up an airplane gas tank and fly 3000 miles, or fill up an SUV gas tank and go 260 miles.

Answer 6

According to reliable scientific sources, pollution from a large aircraft like the Boeing 737 and the Boeing 757 that Pelosi is demanding would equal 500 SUV's.

But don't worry, the Pentagon has said a BIG NO to her request:
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20070208-121345-5680r.htm


But she needs the bigger plane in my opinion. Women need space to live.

Answer 7

HOW MUCH BOTOX WILL TAX PAYERS PAY FOR BEFORE SHE IS OUT OF POLITICS?

The source said that Pentagon officials and the Bush administration have instead offered Pelosi use of the same plane made available to former Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.: a C-20, which seats about 12 passengers and five crew members.

A C-20 can make the 700-mile flight to Hastert's Aurora, Ill., district easily but would generally have to stop to refuel to complete the 2,800-mile trip from Washington, D.C. to the San Francisco Bay Area, depending on the headwinds.

Pelosi has expressed concern about having to stop and refuel, primarily for security reasons, her office said. Since 9/11, the speaker of the House -- second in line behind the vice president to succeed the president -- has received what the Air Force refers to as "shuttle service," the use of military planes to travel for security reasons. Hastert used a C-20, the military version of the Gulf Stream 3 business jet, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft that seats 12 passengers with a crew of five.

Pentagon spokesman Cmdr. J.D. Gordon outlined the rules and restrictions governing Speaker Pelosi's use of the C-20:

No more than 10 passengers (C-20's seat only 12 passengers, not including up to 5 crew members);

No travel to political events;

Members of the speaker's family cannot fly unless the speaker makes a request in writing. The Pelosi family has to reimburse the U.S. Treasury for the cost of a coach ticket per person for the travel, as well as for any food;

Members of Congress cannot fly on the plane unless their travel has been cleared with the House Committee on Standards (the Ethics Committee);

Pelosi's husband can travel for free, but only for official protocol purposes.

In response to the Pentagon's offer, Pelosi spokesman Brendan Daly told ABC News, "We appreciate the Defense Department's continuing concern for the speaker's security. We are reviewing their letter."

Pelosi: I Want an Aircraft That Will Reach California

Earlier today, Pelosi responded to Republican critics who have accused her of making unreasonable demands on the Pentagon for a luxurious airplane her Republican predecessor never requested.

"I want an aircraft that will reach California," Pelosi told reporters Wednesday afternoon, insisting that she doesn't care what kind of plane it is as long as it can fly nonstop to her home district.

Answer 8

How much has the hot air bellowing out of bush's mouth contributed to Global Warming?

Answer 9

I don't know about that, but I do know that maybe Nancy should put something in her mouth......to stop the flow of hot air she has been known to emit....

Answer 10

You and Bush should start walking then..

How mush co2 gas from the war in IRAQ...genius?