Grateful Heart
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Sorry but it seems a critical element of this story has been largely overlooked...
When the Congress adds money to a request by the military it's pork or perk. Always.
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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.
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.
When the Congress adds money to a request by the military it's pork or perk. Always.
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