The guy had his job 12 years before Pelosi became speaker ands got the job under republcans "When Pelosi became speaker, House Sergeant at Arms Bill Livingood, according to his own account, worried that the small craft would be unable to travel to her home district of San Francisco without stopping to refuel. Livingood, who was first elected by a Newt Gingrich-led House in 1995"
so now you are saying there are govt reasons for a potential executive officer to travel in a safe manner... but it is not ok for the executive of N.J. to travel by a helicopter... probably during rush hour.... you should snopes your partisan drivel.
The speaker is 3rd in line to the presidency,The NJ governor is not Bodyguards and a car is good enough for a governor
the image explains why the earlier estimates of chartering a helicopter ballooned from $139 to $2,500.
Secure and private transportation for the person 3rd in line for the presidency doesn't need changing.I support it whether its a democrat or republican All a governor needs is a car,2 bodyguards and plane tickets by coach,democrat or republican
Personally I think it's bull shit and a waste of tax payers dollars. Even IF we could afford it and we can't. These politicians are a dime a dozen and easily replaced. They are not royalty or even particularly bright, let alone useful. In any event, this means you support a Bush policy.
During the cold war the government thought that an attack would start with the President and VP being killed,when JFK was shot for the first few hours they thought thats what was happening When Abe was killed the plot was to kill him,the VP and members of his cabinet In such a situation a politician is not a dime a dozen.The President ,The VP and the 3rd in line need to be protected at any cost