Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., was taking a bunch of his O'Dumbocrat tree-hugging friends on a field trip where they probably would have embarrassed the United States. Everything was great until Rep. Tammy Baldwin, an O'Dumbocrat from WI, decided to break the rules and asked if her lesbian (oops - Domestic Partner) girlfriend can go as her spouse.
Following rules, the Pentagon said - HELL NO! That is when botox beauty Pelosi began her squawking....
Her incessant nagging to break House Rules, caused a retreat by panty-waist Defense Secretary Robert Gates who reversed his earlier decision.
From Fox News --
"It's a matter of fairness that spouses should be allowed to go, and she is Ms. Baldwin's spouse," said Pelosi spokesman Brendan Daly. He said that Baldwin had raised the exclusion with a colleague, who mentioned it to Pelosi. The lawmakers visited France, the Czech Republic and Poland last month.
"This is strictly about following our statutory guidelines and the House rules," he said.Morrell said that Pelosi asked Gates to honor her decision to waive House rules to allow Azar to travel and that Gates asked her to put that request in writing.
"She did so, and he — in this one case only — agreed to it," Morrell said. "This is not a precedent by any means. This does not open the doors for life partners to travel on congressional delegations." But Gates has agreed to review future requests on a case-by-case basis, Morrell said. More...
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