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Now our military is facing further delays, possibly at the cost of human life, all because these self-serving bureacrats want to further pad their pockets. If what Boeing is trying to do, in some perverse way goes through, I do hope that America will remember that this was an investment for a select few, not an investment for our men and women serving all of us.

Tihart has as much as said that there is no way to have a competition, that Boeing is the only choice. Had that been the case from the beginning, why open it to bid? Why not just underhandedly give the contract to Boeing, since they already know how to play the underhanded card? This is a democracy, not a communist nation. Nor is this the mafia-but Tihart and Dick are acting like mafia bosses or communist leaders. I would be ashamed and embarresed to support them, if I were one of their constituents.

john07hd,

Welcome to Mobile, truly. I hope you enjoy your stay. It does appear that Boeing is whining about the deal, and the more Tihart and Big Dick open their mouths and try to push for legislation so that ONLY Boeing can get the contract, it makes one wonder. What IS their motivation behind this? It is no secret that Boeing is NOT just an American company, but outsource to China, Italy and now possibly Mexico. How is that any different from the situation with EADS? EADS may would have asked for specifics, but I don’t know that they would put up the fight Boeing has. I would have hoped that IF the Army decided that Boeing had the better tanker, that would meet their needs, they would have graciously accepted that, so that plans could go forward to ensure our military has what it needs. Unfortunately, Boeing, and those that have financial interests of their own in this project cannot play a fair game. Namely, look at how much Boeing contributed to their campaigns....continued

One way or the other we are learning a little more on the corruption in our government and the practices now common that our fore fathers would have already had people tared and feathered and sent out of town on the rails.

Just kinda makes you want to kick butt and take names........

We need someone in the media to make some noise about this deal.  Boeing has Lou Dobbs and a few kooks on talk radio denouncing the deal as unAmerican, which only takes away from the real issues in this contract.  We have no one out there speaking the truth at the national level.

Well you do not see our Representatives in Congress trying to pass a bill that would give a sole source contract to a company known for ripping the government and the taxpayers off.  Also in that same bill it takes the ability of a rebid.  How fair is it to not even allow EADS to bid on the project because of the chance Boeing will not even win.

Usually you see those kinds of postings like JOHN07HD’s from people that don’t have a clue as to what Boeing is doing to their own workers and outsourcing of their work. They’re just mimicking what they’ve been told and haven’t a clue in the world what the real facts are. Probably has a lot to do with their own bank accounts as is the case of their representative from his area. They’re just hand puppets for their masters and afraid to think on their own.

BamaBob , lol that was a good one.

john07hd - Be sure to pick up a few tee shirts to take back to Kansas with you and help spread the word for us!

Can you sit there in good conscience and tell us that Boeing’s aircraft are 100% American made?

john07hd , welcome to mobile, please take the opportunity to go by foosackley’s and take a finger back home to tiahrt.

john07hd , just exactly who is crying now. may i refer you to all the scandals boeing has had in those 30 years. they were forced to bid and lost. sorry boeing will have to find other pork money

Boeing executives gush about “internationalizing” the company by using foreign sources for parts, labor, and new factories