Clean, Green, Jet-Set Machines

Pelosi has been going to museums in Florence, receptions at night and was even presented the birth certificates of her grandparents by the head of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.

The government-owned Boeing executive jet doesn’t fly cheap; about $10,000 an hour, according to Air Force. 20 hours flying between Washington and Italy adds up to about $200,000.

For weeks now, Congress has chastised banks and bailout recipients for unnecessary trips and conferences.

And CNN caught this group of House members on their way to India last Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. journey to meet Ghandi.
The details:
six Democratic members of Congress, Martin Luther King III, Andrew Young, musician Herbie Hancock and others.

Both the U.S. State Department and Congress are picking up the bill.

Martin Luther King III who along with his sibling sold his father’s papers for $32 million two years ago, was among the guests of the state department.

He called it the trip of a lifetime.