Re: Cheney.
Stepping out now that the world has been made even more profitable for Halliburton would be a "good lick" for Cheney. He could go back to his old private sector position of bilking tax-payers instead of being on the dole directly.
Just heard an NPR report this morning about some in congress (both sides of the aisle) squawking about "splitting the 21 billion" for reconstruction efforts in Iraq out of the 87 Billion supplemental, and considering that separately (as opposed to the balance which is obstensively going directly to US Troop support). This separation, it was reported, is vehemently objected to by the White House. One wonders how much of that 21 Billion is going to Dicky boy's friends at Halliburton.
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bcnu,
Mikem
The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism.
- Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"
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mmoffitt
Sept. 18, 2003, 09:59:29 AM EDT
Re: Cheney.
Stepping out now that the world has been made even more profitable for Halliburton would be a "good lick" for Cheney. He could go back to his old private sector position of bilking tax-payers instead of being on the dole directly.
Just heard an NPR report this morning about some in congress (both sides of the aisle) squawking about "splitting the 21 billion" for reconstruction efforts in Iraq out of the 87 Billion supplemental, and considering that separately (as opposed to the balance which is obsentsively going directly to US Troop support). This separation, it was reported, is vehemently objected to by the White House. One wonders how much of that 21 Billion is going to Dicky boy's friends at Halliburton.
bcnu,
Mikem
The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism.
- Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"
