The dubya assholes give most of the technical clean-up and repair contracts to their friends, ie Halliburton and Bechtel, withot bid requirements, I might add. The contracts are worth billions of dollars.

WOW, since I own twenty shares of Halliburton in my retirement portfolio, I must be rolling in the money from dividends.....

Nope, I am receiving only a $.45 dividend this quarter. That is a full 10% less then the $.50 I have received for the last five years (up to before Bush came to office). Link I am part owner of Halliburton, and with inflation for the last five years, now I'm mad because I'm receiving less from all those no bid contracts. I think I'm going to have to sell my stock because I know other companies that make more money. I think I will buy ITT stock (you know the company contracted to issue out the welfare checks in over 35 states), because they have dividends of $.75.

I am part owner of Halliburton,

You should be so proud. You're supporting a war profiteer. Nice.

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What do tell the millions of children that are born to parents that do not follow your advice? DIE?

For Dabe and the other rabid anti-no-bid contract types, how about turning around and explaining then why the Federal government, at almost all levels, shouldn't be replaced by the lowest bidder for all work they do?

Oh, you don't want to work for lowest bidders? They underpay because they underbid and didn't factor in enough overhead to pay decent benefits without skimming away profits from the skimmers at the tops of the companies, no matter how small or how large?

But seriously, we keep hearing screams from the government worker types when President Bush or others start talking about making those people compete for those jobs and justify why they should be federal workers, rather than contractors. We heard it about the TSA, we've heard it about DoD, and we'll hear it about others. Making civil service types justify why they should be government, rather than contract workers isn't fair. The money gets cut in one pot, but added to another, it just rewards the Haliburtons and the Bechtels and the IBMs and other companies of the world, right?

The hypocrisy is thick enough to get stuck in.

Dabe, you also btw support a war profiteer - or does the name Michael Moore (or, hell, for that matter C.O.L. Gene himself, he the author of the Bush bashing book series, not ring a bell for you?) Are you so very proud of yourself. How about taking money from scum like Soros? Or do you believe his money is so clean once it gets into the hands of people at the top of the DNC?

How about Jesse Jackson, and the millions that have poured into his hands, where is the outrage because that money hasn't helped the poor?

My book contains the documented results of the Bush policies. The fact that most would look at the results of Bush and his policies and conclude they are negative is the source of the Bush Bashing. Ever hear don't shoot the messenger.

My point has nothing to do with the workers who may work for Bechtel or Halliburton, and/or any of their subcontractors. My point is that by getting the no-bid contracts

So dabe....have you "ANY" idea just how long a bidding process takes? I don't think you do. Thing is we DON'T have time to go though all that rigmarole. New Orleans needs to be back up and running ASAP! There are people that would like to come home and can't, because the city is not ready yet for occupation. Had this been put up for bid no progress at all would have been made yet. Get over your blind hatred of all things that are even remotely connected to the current administration. The 2 companies you mention just happen to be the best companies with enough resources available to do the job quickly and efficiently.

Dabe, you also btw support a war profiteer - or does the name Michael Moore (or, hell, for that matter C.O.L. Gene himself, he the author of the Bush bashing book series, not ring a bell for you?) Are you so very proud of yourself. How about taking money from scum like Soros? Or do you believe his money is so clean once it gets into the hands of people at the top of the DNC?

Talk about stupid dumbass moronic righty spin, boy oh boy this maybe takes the cake.

You should be so proud. You're supporting a war profiteer. Nice.

Webster's II:

Prof-i-teer: One who makes excessive profits on commodities in short supply.

Notice the word "Excessive". $.45 is not excessive. My largest stock holding is in Granite Construction, a companies that builds infrastructor projects for the Government. I got $.86 last quarter Link

As for how much Halliburton is claimed to be making, it appears that there are many other companies making much more money that I could profiteer off of.

If I was you, I would check your retirment funds too. Unless you have what is a Green fund, you will find big tabacco, and defense related stock everywhere.

You still have to show me where I'm making more money from war progiteering with Halliburton, after the war started from these no-bid contracts. Because my Dividends are not showing it. They are lower now then before the war.

It is true, there is no time to bid the initial recovery work. However, Halliburton has overbilled the governmnt in the past and needs to be watched very carefully.

However, Halliburton has overbilled the governmnt in the past and needs to be watched very carefully.

On that, I'd agree wholeheartedly. Audit the bejeezus out of anyone that is doing Katrina and Rita recovery work, and make sure that you are getting value for the money that has been paid out. If anyone is caught gouging in any way, or embezzling in any way, throw the book at them, and make the fine so large that it'll take three lifetimes to pay off.

It is true, there is no time to bid the initial recovery work. However, Halliburton has over billed the government in the past and needs to be watched very carefully.

God, you have NO IDEA how much it pains me to say this. But I got to agree with Col. How you like that dabe? Me and the COL agreeing against you.

I am glad we agree on this issue.

How you like that dabe? Me and the COL agreeing against you.

I could give a rat's ass

You should be so proud. You're supporting a war profiteer. Nice.

Do you know John Edwards was buying and selling stocks in defense and weapons companies before the war? So if you voted for him then you supported a war profiteer also.

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