It's a sad fact that we, as a country, have been done dirty by our politicians for so long that we have become desensitized to it.
This morning I caught a little blurb about how bho wants to reduce the deficit, while Congress is planning to vote on raising the country's credit limit. It seems that entitlements, sweetheard deals, and the "stimulus" are not on the table for bho's plan to cut spending....I'm almost tempted to watch the State of the Union speech to hear how he will spin this one, but I won't. I'd just as soon listen to someone drag their fingernails across a chalkboard.
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"We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."-- Theodore Roosevelt
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
It's a sad fact that we, as a country, have been done dirty by our politicians for so long that we have become desensitized to it.
This morning I caught a little blurb about how bho wants to reduce the deficit, while Congress is planning to vote on raising the country's credit limit. It seems that entitlements, sweetheard deals, and the "stimulus" are not on the table for bho's plan to cut spending....I'm almost tempted to watch the State of the Union speech to hear how he will spin this one, but I won't. I'd just as soon listen to someone drag their fingernails across a chalkboard.
The chalkboard would certainly be less hurtful by far, it would probably sound better too.
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Obama=The Fourth Reich,
Just look at the parallels of the Nazi regime and the Obama Administration amazingly similar arent' they.
Thet couldn't pay me enough to listen to the State of the Union speech. I have heard all I will ever hear from bammie, besides, the state is pretty obvious.
Here's a quote from the 'winning' contractor, as quoted in the Fox News item:
Asked if he or his firm had been aware that the contract was awarded without competitive bids, Checchi replied: "After it was awarded to us, sure. Before, we had no idea."
"Asked if he or his firm had been aware that the contract was awarded without competitive bids, Checchi replied: 'After it was awarded to us, sure. Before, we had no idea.'"
I think this is B.S. I've had involvement in govt. bids (on a much, much smaller scale), and bids require submissions. Read, "Lots of paperwork and applications." If it was a no-bid contract, then there apparently weren't any bid solicitations. If there were no solicitations, then Checchi's firm didn't complete any submissions. If they didn't complete any submissions and, lo and behold, a contract magically lands on his desk, then he KNOWS DXXX WELL there were no competitive bids.
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"Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet." Gen. James Mattis, USMC
"I will finally end the abuse of no-bid contracts once and for all," the senator told a Grand Rapids audience on Oct. 2. "The days of sweetheart deals for Halliburton will be over when I'm in the White House."
Those remarks echoed an earlier occasion, during a candidates' debate in Austin, Texas on Feb. 21, when Mr. Obama vowed to upgrade the government's online databases listing federal contracts.
"If (the American people) see a bridge to nowhere being built, they know where it's going and who sponsored it," he said to audience laughter, "and if they see a no-bid contract going to Halliburton, they can check that out too."
Less than two months after he was sworn into office, President Obama signed a memorandum that he claimed would "dramatically reform the way we do business on contracts across the entire government."
Flanked by aides and lawmakers at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building on March 4, Obama vowed to "end unnecessary no-bid and cost-plus contracts," adding: "In some cases, contracts are awarded without competition….And that's completely unacceptable."
The March 4 memorandum directed the Office of Management and Budget to "maximize the use of full and open competition" in the awarding of federal contracts.
Federal campaign records show Checchi has been a frequent contributor to liberal and Democratic causes and candidates in recent years, including to Obama's presidential campaign.
Can anybody say double standards, among other despicable things?
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Recognized years ago that the state of the union speech is a political forum and have not watched one since.
Yep, those criminals in the white house always take care of their donors. The fact that Obama promised honesty and
openess in federal contracting and then pulled this stunt tells you something about his character: Obama is a charlatan and a liar.
Cheney still making sweetheart deals? Wait a min. thats not Cheney.
