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FORTNEY STARK ... A TRUE LOVER OF OUR SOLDIERSFortney "Pete" Stark has stuck if foot in it again. This time he is upset by the presence of military men and women observing in the gallery of the House of Representatives. Here, for your reading pleasure, is the letter he sent to the Secretary of Defense about this horrible offense.QuoteMay 16, 2008The Honorable Robert GatesSecretary of Defense1000 Defense PentagonWashington, DC 20301Dear Secretary Gates:Yesterday, while voting on the war supplemental spending bill in the House of Representatives, I couldn't help but notice a contingent of approximately 20 flag rank Army officers sitting in the House Gallery watching the debate and vote for a couple of hours. I was looking from below so I thought they were Army, but there could have been other branches present.It's possible they were on leave time or vacation. If so, I obviously have no concern. However, if they were doing this on military time, I want an explanation of why they were there.At a time when our nation is at war, our troops are over-extended, and the Administration is literally asking for emergency military spending, what good to the "war on terror" is having US Generals and other top ranked officers - who were likely accompanied by staff and escorted by their chauffeurs - spending hours sitting in the gallery of the House of Representatives?Please provide for me the name, rank, branch, and duties of each of these officers, as well as the number of additional staff and drivers that were used to facilitate their attendance yesterday. I would like this information by Monday, May 19th.If they were here on official duty, this was an abhorrent misallocation of our military resources at a time of war.Sincerely,Pete StarkCC: The Honorable Ike Skelton, Chairman, Committee on Armed ServicesCC: The Honorable Jack Murtha, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on DefenseSo for all of your soldiers who visited the House of Representatives that day, be looking forward to a love letter from Fortney Stark.Gawd. What a jerk.
May 16, 2008The Honorable Robert GatesSecretary of Defense1000 Defense PentagonWashington, DC 20301Dear Secretary Gates:Yesterday, while voting on the war supplemental spending bill in the House of Representatives, I couldn't help but notice a contingent of approximately 20 flag rank Army officers sitting in the House Gallery watching the debate and vote for a couple of hours. I was looking from below so I thought they were Army, but there could have been other branches present.It's possible they were on leave time or vacation. If so, I obviously have no concern. However, if they were doing this on military time, I want an explanation of why they were there.At a time when our nation is at war, our troops are over-extended, and the Administration is literally asking for emergency military spending, what good to the "war on terror" is having US Generals and other top ranked officers - who were likely accompanied by staff and escorted by their chauffeurs - spending hours sitting in the gallery of the House of Representatives?Please provide for me the name, rank, branch, and duties of each of these officers, as well as the number of additional staff and drivers that were used to facilitate their attendance yesterday. I would like this information by Monday, May 19th.If they were here on official duty, this was an abhorrent misallocation of our military resources at a time of war.Sincerely,Pete StarkCC: The Honorable Ike Skelton, Chairman, Committee on Armed ServicesCC: The Honorable Jack Murtha, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense
