Bush's Buddies Clean Up After Katrina

[AskNott]

@Mr. Moto

My guess is because you think far too simplisticly.

Halliburton stock right now is at a high it hasn’t been at since 1997. Now, who was president then and whose administration was giving fat government contracts to Halliburton at that time?

The Republicans controlled Congress (and thus the flow of money) at the time. Remember?

[Mr.Moto]

@AskNott

The Republicans controlled Congress (and thus the flow of money) at the time. Remember?

Sure. I remember.

I also know well, since I do this sort of thing for a living, that the management of contracts is done by the executive branch.

[danceswithcats]

@Fear Itself

Not only has the lion’s share of the clean-up and rebuilding contracts gone to Bush’s cronies, he has now issued an executive order waiving federal wage requirements:I wonder how many of those receiving Davis-Bacon wages now regret voting for Bush?

Is this not why the trade unions have traditionally voted for Democratic candidates, e.g. those who would support prevailing wage and other aspects of Davis-Bacon? They wouldn’t have voted for Dubya anyway.

[Fear_Itself]

@danceswithcats

Is this not why the trade unions have traditionally voted for Democratic candidates, e.g. those who would support prevailing wage and other aspects of Davis-Bacon? They wouldn’t have voted for Dubya anyway.

I have known a lot of Davis-Bacon employees, and they were all Bush Republicans.

[danceswithcats]

@Fear Itself

I have known a lot of Davis-Bacon employees, and they were all Bush Republicans.

Interesting. Everybody I know in the Philly locals are Dems.

[Fear_Itself]

@danceswithcats

Interesting. Everybody I know in the Philly locals are Dems.

My experience was in Alaska, so that might account for it.