New spin: He travels first class to Congress (how desperate are they??)

[niklarin]

hxxp://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/ron-paul-wants-big-spending-cuts-as-president-spends-big-on-first-class-travel-in-congress/2012/01/16/gIQA1cxY2P_story.html

Paul charged taxpayers nearly $52,000 on the more expensive tickets, or $27,621 more than the average Continental airfare for the flights between Washington and Houston, according to the AP’s review of his congressional expenses and average airfares compiled by the Department of Transportation.

Lol these guys are getting funnier by the day!

 

[thoughtomator]

Obama just took a $4 million Hawaii vacation...

 

[GunnyFreedom]

......aaaaaaaand returns $150,000 of his Congressional budget back to the American taxpayers.

 

[eduardo89]

Is there a way to report an article?

 

[Trigonx]

my goodness, the audacity of the AP. It's so petty it is ridiculous.

 

[giovannile07]

This is News? Don't people at these different News Corps. have something better to report about.

 

[Jtorsella]

It's an AP article.
h x x p://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=145287229

 

[bobbyw24]

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has been spending large amounts on airfare as a congressman, flying first class on dozens of taxpayer-funded flights to his home state. The practice conflicts with the image that Paul portrays as the only presidential candidate serious about cutting federal spending.

Read more on Newsmax.com: Paul Fights Washington Spending, Flies First Class
Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!

http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Paul-Travel-Republican-president/2012/01/16/id/424278

 

[phill4paul]

Good Lawd! It must be embarrassing to the spin doctors to not be able to find anything of worth to create their hack pieces. It must annoy them to no end.

 

[Tinnuhana]

So what do the other members of congress pay?
Maybe Ron should use those frequent flyer miles.

 

[wgadget]

Paul Fights Washington Spending, Flies First Class

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=145287229


Um. Look for this trivial issue to come up in the debates. They're getting desperate.

 

[steph3n]

Clueless people, when buying last minute first class is many times all that is available to purchase, especially when flying to DCA.

I've bumped into Paul a couple of times, and actually those two times he was on the upgrade list as upgraded, not the FC paid travel, so this means he bought economy and upgraded on planned travel it is the buying first class only when last minute or flexibility required.

As a frequent flyer I live by the upgrade list

They are also totally clueless about how govt airfares have NOTHING to do with the listed airfare in most cases they are bid on a per city contract, Continental doesn't participate in this city bidding process but many times matches the airfares.
Tell me how many others are returning funds to the treasury year after year.....

What a cheap hit from clueless people

 

[Delivered4000]

I suppose they want him to use greyhound too?

 

[WilliamC]

Have you ever paid attention to some of his early morning interviews which I presume are done from a room in whatever hotel Ron Paul stayed in the night before?

He doesn't stay in luxurious accommodations as far as I can tell.

 

[qh4dotcom]

Bump

 

[The_Ruffneck]

if the other candidates are also using first class this kind of weakens this line of attack...
not to mention the Prez having airforce one private jet
The whole thing is becoming ridiculous.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=145287229


Um. Look for this trivial issue to come up in the debates. They're getting desperate.

"And I gave back $148,000 of my budget to the Treasury, saving the taxpayers more than any other member of Congress."

/smearquestion

 

[TaiwanGuy]

this is great news. when THIS is the worst they got, they got nothin'

 

[mosquitobite]

I would HIGHLY doubt that any of the other candidates are even flying on commercial airlines at all.

Can anyone picture Romney flying coach? Yeah...didn't think so...

 

[steph3n]

People also think 'why doesn't he fly southwest'

maybe making 50 stops to get there you need is not good
not to mention, southwest isn't even cheaper most of the time.
I've seen continental fares for first at the same price as southwest for their one class.