Nancy Pelosi wants to fly home every week on a huge military plane and take her family with her......?

Question

how much will this burning of fossil fuels contribute to global warming?

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mattzcoz, I do not care what the White House supports in this department. All the politicians are crooks.

Why are we paying anything to her family anyway? The good people of San Francisco did not elect her family and her grandchildren. Not one thin dime to her rich family is what I say.

Answer 1

Its just another example of our tax dollars going to stupid things that politicians do. Make her drive a hybrid to and from

Answer 2

Umm, the White House supports this one. Maybe you should look into it a little.

According to his statement, the House Sergeant at Arms initiated the request for information from the Air Force regarding the use of an aircraft for Speaker Pelosi. A USAF plane has been at the disposal of the Speaker since 9/11.

Former Speaker Hastert's aircraft is reported to have had a range of approximately 2,000 miles in order to enable non-stop flights back to Illinois for the Speaker. That aircraft can not fly to California without refueling. It's felt that refueling stops degrade the security of the flight.

I'm all for conserving resources, and think any public servant should keep their luxuries to a minimum, but let's try and keep things at a logical and fact-based level instead of just calling each other names. The approximate flight miles from the DC area to Sacramento is 2370 miles, to which you need to add a mandatory safety factor; let's say the needed range is 3,000 miles. This leaves us with the options as being the C-20B, C-32, C-37, or C-40 aircraft, whereas to get to Illinois, a C-9 or C-21 would suffice. You can take it from here to work out the cost per-mile based on fuel use, maintenance, crew requirements, and initial purchase price.

I don't know what aircraft Hastert used, or what aircraft might eventually be selected for use by Pelosi, but below are the reported available aircraft used by the USAF Air Mobility Command for Operational Support.

Air Mobility Command
Operational support aircraft are the VC-25 (highly-modified 747 - Air Force One), C-9, C-20, C-21, C-32, C-37, and C-40.

C-9C
An executive transport aircraft. The C-9C is a modified version of the McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation’s DC-9. Can carry up to 42 passengers.
range approx 1,725 miles

C-20B
The 12-passenger C-20 is a twin-engine, turbofan aircraft acquired to fill the airlift mission for high-ranking government and Department of Defense officials. It's the military versions of the Gulfstream III.
range, B-model, 4,250 miles
range, H-model, 4,850 miles

C-21
The C-21 is an 8-passenger twin turbofan engine aircraft used for cargo and passenger airlift. The aircraft is the military version of the Lear Jet 35A business jet.
range approx 2300 miles

C-32
The 45-passenger C-32 provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation for our nation's leaders to locations around the world. The primary customers are the vice president, using the distinctive call sign "Air Force Two," the first lady, and members of the Cabinet and Congress. The C-32 is a specially configured version of the Boeing 757-200 commercial intercontinental airliner.
range 5,500 miles

C-37
The C-37A (Gulfstream V/G500)resembles the C-20H (Gulfstream IV), but is eight feet longer, with a wider wing span, a more advanced avionics package and greater performance capabilities, allowing the aircraft to carry up to 12 passengers a distance 50 percent greater than the C-20B models. A typical C-37A mission will able to fly 5,500 nautical miles without refueling, carrying Cabinet secretaries, congressional delegations or senior military leaders.
range 6,300 miles

C-40
The C-40 B/C provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation for U.S. leaders to locations around the world. The C-40B's primary customers are the combatant commanders and C-40C customers include members of the Cabinet and Congress. The C-40 B/C is based upon the commercial Boeing 737-700 Business Jet. It can be configured to carry 42 to 111 passengers.
range 4,500 miles

Myself, I'd like a ride in the C-37 at it's top speed of 600 mph at its max altitude of 51,000 feet. That'd be a great ride, though it might be even more exciting on the deck.

Answer 3

Speakers of the House have always been provided air travel home. Pelosi lives across country in California to be with her family and the little plane always had to make stops to refuel. Extra landings and takeoffs increase the chance of crashes. Dennis Hastert lived close by and the same plane didn't have to make any stops. Anyway, Pelosi said she is happy to forgo the jet and fly commercial but by law she may not be able to do that.

Answer 4

I can understand Nancy Pelosi's concerns. It is quite dangerous each time the plane lands and takes off. But there are other options that she can choose.

Option 1. She and her family can fly on a commercial jet and pay for their tickets with their own funds.

Option 2. Nancy Pelosi can re-locate her family to Washington D.C. (using their own funds) which would definitely solve the fossil fuel concern.

Answer 5

Maybe you should ask Tony Snow, as the White House defends Pelosi.

Answer 6

Nancy Pelosi says that claim is a lie. She says she's willing to fly commercial. And....those military planes will be flying and burning fossil fuels whether she is on them or not.

Answer 7

Who gives a crap if the white house approves? She should not be a hypocrite like Al Gore. I don't know about you but we are having a deep freeze this month. I wish someone would send some global warming my way. Its all crap anyways.

Answer 8

Incredible. I'm not sure grandchildren have ever been a qualified government expenditure. And haven't liberals been crying about the grandchildren getting stuck with the bill?

Answer 9

It is already an entitlement to her...being in the #3 spot. She a woman...of course they are going to take issue with it.

Answer 10

i agree with you totally....the other thing you need to ask is how much the fifty six available seats will contribute to the pelosi for president campaign in 2012..does she really need a jumbo jet...757 to get back and forth to san fran ...hastert didnt need one but you dont hear the left wingers whining about that now do you?