Learjet Liberals

[SteamWake]

Some have mocked that phrase 'Learjet Liberals'.

But here just read this.

House Orders Up Three Elite Jets

Last year, lawmakers excoriated the CEOs of the Big Three automakers for traveling to Washington, D.C., by private jet to attend a hearing about a possible bailout of their companies.

But apparently Congress is not philosophically averse to private air travel: At the end of July, the House approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government officials and Members of Congress. 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.

http://www.rollcall.com/media/37552-1.html

ps; This was part of the 'Defense appropriations'




pps; Why cant I edit this