By GottaLaff
Tazzz over at DailyKos has graciously given me permission to cross-post her work here at TPC.
We're done with the media pushing Rushpublic memes. Time to start one of our own:
Because they care....every election year.
McCain: "You know it just wouldn't be appropriate to have a festive occasion while a near tragedy or a terrible challenge is presented in the form of a natural disaster."
By GottaLaff
KBR, what a fine, praiseworthy, upstanding, respectable little company. Let's take a look-see at what they're up to these days. What luck! The Pentagon's inspector general just reported everything in an audit!
What stellar patriots! Why, they're nearly as trustworthy and effective as Blackwater U.S.A.! The article goes on and on. Please read it, because I wouldn't want anyone out there to forget about them. After all, KBR's former chief executive is the U.S. of A.'s very own Vice President, the Nation of Dick himself.After Hurricane Ivan struck the Gulf Coast that September, and Hurricane Katrina a year later, KBR was given a number of tasks. They included removing water-damaged carpet and drywall; applying temporary roofing; removing debris; and building trailer parks for displaced families at naval air stations in Pensacola, Fla., and Gulfport, Miss., the Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi and other facilities in the region. The inspector general reported that its audit of KBR's work found:
· The Navy entered into an illegal "cost-plus-percentage-of-cost" contract with the company. Higher costs meant more profit for KBR, which rewarded the company for "inefficiency and non-economical performance," the report said.
· KBR paid $4.1 million for services and meals that should have cost $1.7 million, and it awarded sole-source or limited-competition subcontracts that overpaid hourly rates to roofers.
· The company was paid nearly all contract amounts despite "marginal-to-average performance."
The inspector general recommended that the Navy try to recoup about $8.4 million in "excessive" equipment lease payments and material profits, and another $1.4 million for more than 110,000 meals that were paid for and thrown away over a 34-day period.
By GottaLaff
Things got emotional during Sen. Barack Obama’s visit to a Michigan community college Tuesday.Hey, he may not be a Compassionate Conservative like George Katrina Bush, but then again, who is? The answer: Thankfully, nobody.Obama met individually with student Marilyn Pace, who is studying dental hygiene, and her financial aid counselor, Marcus McGrew, before speaking with a group of students at Wayne Community College in Taylor, Michigan.
Pace broke down in front of Obama and began crying after explaining the financial stresses she is facing while trying to get her education, help take care of her disabled father, and cope with the costs of commuting to school with the high price of gasoline.
Alot of rumblings about John McCain this morning, none of it sounding very good.
Bush asks Saudis to increase oil production
Iraqi refugee finds life in U.S. harder than foreseen
USA Today: In Final Contests, It's All About Momentum If leading pledged delegate counts and the seating of Michigan and Florida delegates are the determining events for the nomination, what are the last few contests for? Bragging rights, momentum and symbolism.
Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war
Ex-Army Corps consultant indicted in Katrina bribery case
NY Times: In South, Black Turnout May Challenge the G.O.P. The sharp surge in black turnout that Senator Barack Obama has helped to generate in recent primaries and Congressional races could signal a threat this fall to the longtime Republican dominance of the South, according to politicians and voting experts.
18 'Awesome' Imaginary Worlds
Vitamin D deficiency linked to breast cancer in new study
AP: GOP Abandons Bush on Food, Energy Issues WASHINGTON — President Bush's calls for fiscal responsibility received scant notice this week on Capitol Hill. Fellow Republicans had something bigger on their minds — high prices for groceries and gasoline in an election year that is looking increasingly bleak for their party.
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