Comments on: Audit: Iraq Contracts Skirted Fraud Rules

Probe Finds Pentagon Paid Nearly $8 Billion With Little Or No Oversight, Or Even Proof Of Work

[demslie]

Somebody get a bunch of ropes.....

Posted by veteran72

A policy I can agree with!!

Posted by bm6005

Of course this story contains all the Democrat talking points without a word from anyone but the Same Democrats in Congress who have been telling this story for two years. Do you see a single word in the defense of the other side? Nope. Thats the fair and balance reporting we have come to expect from Democrats and CBS (Communist Broadcast System). All they have to do is put another out of context story with one sided reporting and the "I Hate Bush" Democrats have something more to scream hate anger and rage about. O''Bama laughs all the way to the convention on the lies and cheats of Democrats. And they wonder why FOX NEWS beats them all in ratings. Could not be that FOX presents all sides on most stories? No, its just that people who watch FOX are just stupid, right Democrats?

[bm6005]

Somebody get a bunch of ropes.....

Posted by veteran72

A policy I can agree with!!

[trillion1]

Just keep reelecting incumbents. Sheep.

[ghwab1949]

A billion here. A billion there. Pretty soon you are talking about real money. No one ever watches "government" money like it is real money, whether spent by the military or on welfare or some other supposed "entitlement." If we treated "government" money like our own, we would cut much waste, corruption and unnecessary spending and would find that some things no one can afford at all.

[pr_boxer]

Chances of the Justice Dept (what a mis-nomer) charging anyone with fraud.....oh about one in 67 trillion!

[randynason]

On Democracy Now, I remember hearing about a number of incidents where the wounded soldier was charged for a helmet lost/left behind at the scene, after he/she lost a leg or an arm. And then, these contract workers end up making an obscene amount of money, no problem. Why aren''t more people upset about this?!!

[veteran72]

1.) Audit: Iraq Contracts Skirted Fraud Rules
Probe Finds Pentagon Paid Nearly $8 Billion With Little Or No Oversight, Or Even Proof Of Work

2.)Where''d $1.2B For Iraqi Police Program Go?
Auditor: U.S. Can''t Tell How Private Contractor Spent Funds For Police Training

3.)Audit: Millions Wasted In Iraq Contracts

4.)Senators Demand Audit Of Iraq Oil Revenue

.....and on and on, but nothing ever happens, and Shrub, Darth, and the rest of the limy Scumbags retort: "So"???

Somebody get a bunch of ropes.....

[singingrick]

THE LEGACY OF GEORGE W. BUSH%u2019S PRESIDENCY

The Country He Inherited, The Country He Leaves Behind


QUALITY OF LIFE


AMERICANS UNINSURED & CHANGE IN UNINSURED LEVEL

JANUARY 20, 2001
38 Million Uninsured

4.5 Million Less in 2 Years

TODAY UNDER BUSH
47 Million Uninsured

8.5 Million More in 6 Years

ANNUAL TOTAL PREMIUM COST

JANUARY 20, 2001
$6,230 for Family Premium

TODAY UNDER BUSH
$12,106 for Family Premium

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME & CHANGE IN MEDIAN INCOME

JANUARY 20, 2001
$49,163

$6,000 Increase in 8 Years

TODAY UNDER BUSH
$48,023

$1,100 Decrease in 6 Years

PRICE OF GAS

JANUARY 20, 2001
$1.39/Gallon

TODAY UNDER BUSH
$3.16/Gallon

COST OF COLLEGE

JANUARY 20, 2001
$3,164 per year

TODAY UNDER BUSH
$5,192 per year

PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE

JANUARY 20, 2001
+2.3%

TODAY UNDER BUSH
-0.5%

CONSUMER CREDIT DEBT

JANUARY 20, 2001
$7.65 Trillion

TODAY UNDER BUSH
$12.8 Trillion

[ubrew12]

macusweil said: "How many GOP insider cronies does it take to change a light bulb?"
Well Put. Looks like its dog-eat-dog capitalism for the rest of us and crony capitalism for the GOP well-connected. The best part is, when Republicans do this, they insist they''re doing the people a favor by exposing how corruptable our government is.

[macusweil]

Q: How many GOP insider cronies does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Ten

* One to set up a shell corp as tax shelter in Dubai.
* One to sign the multi year ''no-bid'' contract.
* Two to drive away the armored car filled with US tax dollars.
* Four to guard the armored car and shoot civilians for fun.
* One to testify to Congress how the govt needs to double the original amount they were to be paid.
* One to blame the Democrats for letting the bulb burn out in the first place.