Bush Steps in to aid in Hurricane Katrina.
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Originally Posted by mikes2k,Sep 10 2005, 04:38 PM
And the good ol boy network continues its strangle-hold on anything resembling fairness. 
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/10/kat...eut/index.html/
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/10/kat...eut/index.html/
As for Shaw... there a few companies that do the same thing (Bechtel [which got a no-compete for housing], URS, etc), so the no-compete contract here is somewhat questionable. However, Shaw is a Baton Rouge company so they may have a better understanding of regional issues than the others.
What really irritates me about this is that the contracts, aside from being no-compete, are open. There's no accountability to do the job right and for a fair price. Of course, no accountability is the MO for Bush.
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Originally Posted by Chazmo,Sep 10 2005, 09:01 PM
Really, the old threads were deleted???? 
Are you sure, George? I thought they'd never do that.
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This just in... Mike Brown resigns as head of FEMA.
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http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/n...ws/12626340.htm
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Sep 12 2005, 11:31 AM
Shady, for sure, but it should be noted that KBR would have gotten contracts regardless of which party was in power. They are possibly the only company in the world with the full range of capabilities for energy infrastructure. Schlumberger can do some of the same work, but not all, and SLB doesn't have the scale of resources to undertake rebuilding an entire region. KBR does.
As for Shaw... there a few companies that do the same thing (Bechtel [which got a no-compete for housing], URS, etc), so the no-compete contract here is somewhat questionable. However, Shaw is a Baton Rouge company so they may have a better understanding of regional issues than the others.
What really irritates me about this is that the contracts, aside from being no-compete, are open. There's no accountability to do the job right and for a fair price. Of course, no accountability is the MO for Bush.
As for Shaw... there a few companies that do the same thing (Bechtel [which got a no-compete for housing], URS, etc), so the no-compete contract here is somewhat questionable. However, Shaw is a Baton Rouge company so they may have a better understanding of regional issues than the others.
What really irritates me about this is that the contracts, aside from being no-compete, are open. There's no accountability to do the job right and for a fair price. Of course, no accountability is the MO for Bush.
Who needs accountability? 
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Originally Posted by jedwards,Sep 12 2005, 03:29 PM
This just in... Mike Brown resigns as head of FEMA.
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http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/n...ws/12626340.htm
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This whole thing is ridiculous...all the partisanship bickering..whose to blame for dropping the ball! 
When all along we all know who is responsible!
Its the Jews fault!
The Levee's didnt work.
When all along we all know who is responsible! Its the Jews fault!
The Levee's didnt work.