Who's Work Ethic Is In Question?

Over and over in both the immigration debate and the Katrina debacle I have heard snide comments made about lazy people not wanting to work, wanting something for nothing. Yet when the government awards companies for bad jobs we've, as a whole, been mute. Halliburton has been overpaid to the tune of millions of dollars and not one cent, to my knowledge, has been requested repaid. No so with the victims of Katrina. Those that might have received, by no fault of their own, duplicate checks have been asked to repay that money.

The pentagon now has a new policy, one that immediately, imo, shows the corruption of a nepotistic system. They will no longer give bonuses for bad jobs.

Yes, for bad jobs.

Immediately my question becomes, why were they EVER rewarding bad work?
Please, before the next person bashes my senator for bringing money home for a road or dam, explain to me why you aren't jumping on this with both feet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6041001310.html

The Pentagon is toughening up its policy of awarding bonuses to defense contractors. From now on, they will have to do at least a satisfactory job to qualify for the extra money.

The new policy, detailed in two March 21 Federal Register notices and in a March 29 memo from James I. Finley, the Pentagon's No. 2 procurement official, is a response to a Government Accountability Office study last year that found that some payments to defense contractors were, well, indefensible.

In its study of 93 contracts, the GAO found that the Defense Department paid out $8 billion in special award and incentive fees, often without regard to performance. In many cases the projects were behind schedule, over budget and experiencing significant technical problems

Parsing Words

Listen very carefully to the words that George Bush uses in regards to the outting of Valerie Plame. He wants to know if any of his administration leaked classified information. Condemns them royally. Says he will fire anyone who leaked classified information...

Does ever mention Plame directly?

Not that I can find.

Why?

Because George Bush knew something we didn't. He declassified Plame's CIA status before Libby ever leaked the information to Miller. He and his cronies knew no laws were broken because they were privy to information that Plame was outted through presidential choice.

Unfortunately it appears they didn't tell Plame or her contacts they intended to do this.

I can not begin to decribe the very depths of dislike I have for George Bush. I believe him to be more dishonest than Nixon ever dreamed of being.

His determination to take this country where he sees fit, regardless of public opinion and legal boundaries, shows a marked lack of respect for her people. He cloaks his motivations behind patriotism and the voice of God and still has a following that believe him to be the salvation for America.

The plame scenario is speculation for now, but I'm willing to bet this will be the case when it's all said and done.

Censure for Bush?

Without debating whether a censure vote would pass, if you favor the resolution, sign here:

http://www.tomharkin.com/petition/