BUT THE GIRL NEEDS THE FINER THINGS – AT 8:12 P.M. ET:  There is major buzz about Nancy Pelosi's new quarters in gracious San Francisco.  From Fox:

San Francisco is a high-rent city. Just ask Nany Pelosi.

The House Speaker's district office in the new federal building in San Francisco costs a whopping $18,736 a month -- the highest rental paid by any member of the House -- or, more precisely, the highest rental paid by taxpayers on behalf of a member of the House. The rental price was reported by Roll Call on Monday.

That bill is almost twice as high as that of the next most lavish member, way-left Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York, for whom taxpayers pay $10,600 for the district office. 

The Democratic congresswoman moved last fall from her old office in the Burton Federal Building, which she occupied for 20 years, to a "greener" space in the city's new federal building -- a move and a high price that her spokesman, Drew Hammill, says was amply justified.

Hammill cited the new building's increased security measures and the new office's larger size as reasons for the move -- and the expense. "The new office space is 3,075 square feet, nearly a third larger than the old space, which was of inadequate size," he told FoxNews.com.

Oh, look, the lady needs elegance.  What kind of people do you think she represents?  These are the finer people, the elegant people, the people who drive up to the office in Mercedes Benz SUV's with their "save energy now" bumper stickers and Al Gore hood ornaments.  You want them to see a fine office, with the proper appointments.

I mean, what do Nancy's critics think San Francisco is, the Midwest?  The South?  The flyover regions? 

I say, give Nancy the office of her dreams – espresso bar, peace posters, and Obamacare explanation room, all done in oak. 

After all, she's for the people.

June 14, 2010