Congress and the air-o-planes

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about 17 years ago

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Didn't congress lecture the auto execs on those fancy planes? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124986067095218079.html The whole thing kind of makes me sick to my stomach," said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) in an interview Sunday. "It is evidence that some of the cynicism about Washington is well placed -- that people get out of touch and they spend money like it's Monopoly money."

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about 17 years ago

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Guess it doesn't apply to Congress

http://www.privatejetdaily.com/index.php/20090121336/Latest/Congress-wants-Auto-Corporate-to-dump-private-jets.html

When those automakers flew into Washington via private jets to ask a taxpayer bailout, it appalled Congress—most especially Barney Frank, Rep. of Massachusetts.

Frank said that no corporate executives (coming to Washington) asking for bail out funding would be allowed to travel in multi-million dollar symbols of excess. In fairness to the auto execs, private jets are a great way to travel for business. Private flights give you a better control of your time—giving businessmen faster time periods. But Frank did not want to factor this in.

In fact, Rep. Frank dropped a provision in the last bailout bill (H.R. 384) stipulating that would-be recipients of bail-out money should dump their corporate jets.

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Response by Riversider

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I'd like to hear Congress sing this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa3h3pnhg8s

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