Wednesday, August 5, 2009

3 Please...............

Last month, Congressional appropriators ordered three $65 million corporate jets (at a total cost of nearly $200 million), just a year after calling out Detroit executives for taking their own planes to testify on the health of the auto industry. But wait -- it gets better. "The Air Force had asked for one Gulfstream 550 jet (price tag: about $65 million) as part of an ongoing upgrade of its passenger air service," writes Roll Call's Paul Singer. "But the House Appropriations Committee, at its own initiative, added to the 2010 Defense appropriations bill another $132 million for two more airplanes and specified that they be assigned to the D.C.-area units that carry Members of Congress, military brass and top government officials."...Link

Rand is in.......

On Saturday at the Fancy Farm political picnic, he lobbed criticisms at both Republicans and Democrats, calling “hypocrisy … the one true bipartisan trait.” Paul said Wednesday that his criticism of Republicans may drive away some voters but that it sets him apart from other Republicans. He noted that when he’s at Republican events and he criticizes the bank bailout bill… “I’m a Republican,” he said. “I want us to be true to our platform. The problem is, we’ve elected republicans who aren’t true to our platform,” he said.Link

Tonights cover is.............