[Osx-nutters] Pelosi 1

[Charles Bennett]

Charles Bennett wrote:
> David Cake wrote:
>> At 8:58 AM -0500 9/2/07, Chuck Bennett wrote:
>>> On Feb 9, 2007, at 2:19 AM, David Cake wrote:
>>>
>>>>     Note also that the objection to the plane is not that it would 
>>>> be wasteful etc - its that the plane is in high demand by other 
>>>> members of the House. The plane will be in the flying around no 
>>>> matter what - what is at issue is not whether the plane is flying, 
>>>> but who it is flying and who gets to decide when.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Actually it's in high demand by the military.  Troop transport and 
>>> cargo to Iraq, so I agree it will be in the air anyway, but being 
>>> put to better use than hauling her around.
>>
>>     To quote directly from the article you posted
>>>  Such VIP planes are in high demand.
>>>     "She's effectively taking a bird out of the fleet," said a 
>>> defense source. "It will most directly impact the House, because 
>>> they're the heavy users of the large aircraft. Congress looks at 
>>> that Andrews fleet as their Hertz rent-a-car."
>>
>>     Chuck, sending us partison articles is one thing - but sending 
>> the partisan article, then explaining how the partison articles are 
>> not partisan enough, because you know better, does your credibility 
>> no good at all. If you have some inside information about the 
>> operation of the 89th Airlift wing, please share, but I don't think a 
>> VIp passenger jets normally used for Congress get used to fly cargo 
>> to Iraq that often - for a start, the complete internal refit 
>> required would seem a bit odd, no?
>>
>
> Since you don't know what the heck you are talking about I'll spell it 
> out. (so as to not damage my credibility)
>

It just occurred to me that my reply was harsh.

If I didn't have a friend at the 455th there is no way I could have 
known either. (the 455th is in Dayton about 150 miles from here)

 From the publicly available info, there is nothing to lead you to 
conclude anything differently than what you said.
It's not like they had a press release saying "we are borrowing stuff 
from the 89th"

It's really common for units to loan equipment to others to balance the 
load and they never talk about it publicly.

Sorry, I took umbrage at a statement that required some sort of inside 
knowledge..

Chuck