Plantagenet wrote:Ms. Ford said she doesn't intend to harass or bullyrag Judge Kavanaugh anymore and isn't interested in testifying again or in seeing him impeached.
Hopefully this will put an end to D delusions that they can impeach Judge Kavanaugh over what the FBI called "uncorroborated" accessions from 38 years ago if they take over the House.
But maybe not. The Ds are pretty far down the rabbit hole on this one. Even Pelosi is threatening to go after Kavanaugh, and she usually tries to keep a lid on the D extremists in the Congressional delegation.
With three weeks to go before the mid term elections I suspect Pelosi is trying to keep her base fired up so she can get back in the Speakers chair. How far she would actually go if the D's get back the majority is anyone guess, given that she really want power more than anything else. For one thing when she was Speaker the USAF kept Air force Three available for her beck and call letting her fly to California and back at will doing favors for various 'important people' in the process. Legally the USAF charges for the flights at average ticket prices for the flight, but the accommodations are vastly superior to flying coach. Air Force Three was an important symbol of power for Pelosi when she was speaker. Back in 2010 CBS News did an in depth report on Air Force Three;
Today, Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) regularly uses the military jets to travel to and from California, where she lives. Nine years after Sept. 11, her office says the service is still necessary for security reasons.
Yet security concerns were not cited by Assistant Defense Secretary Robert Wilkie when he discussed the shuttle service in 2007. The military shuttle support would be provided "as a courtesy in recognition of your position as Speaker of the House," says a letter from Wilkie to Pelosi on Feb. 7, 2007.
It continues: "Since the plan for continuity of the Presidency does not include routine use of military airlift for the Speaker of the House, this support is provided without any specific basis to your standing as Presidential successor or position in the line of succession."
The House Sergeant at Arms, who is elected by Members of Congress, issued a statement Oct. 1, 2010 saying he requested military aircraft for the speaker's use "based upon security concerns... Ongoing security assessments of the Speaker warrant continued use of such aircraft." Though security is a stated concern, no known directive requires the Speaker to use military transport.
"We can debate whether or not that type of security is required, or whether that security ought to mean luxury-style jets provided for by the military," says Tom Fitton of the conservative group Judicial Watch. "But either way, it's an expensive program."
Air Force ThreeNot long before she lost her position as Speaker, Pelosi was vying for an upgrade from the Gulfstream V which seats twelve to use of Air Force Two, a 757 that seats 50 often used by Mrs. Obama when she and the President would fly separately to events.
Put her back in the Speaker's seat and I would expect such an upgrade to quickly follow as a way for President Trump to make peace with her. If he knows how to do one thing it is how to make allies of opponents through peace offerings.