Do you think Republican members of Congress had their hands in the pie, or were they just trying to cut an unnecessary committee?
Democrats Aim to Save Inquiry on Work in Iraq
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/washington/12oversight.html
2006-11-14 06:35:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
it isn't all congress - it is cheney - he & haliburton go way back...unfortunately our government (both parties) are as corrupt as any third world country - guess the democrats think they are not getting enough of the payoffs!
2006-11-14 06:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halliburton's been getting no bids from the government since Clinton used them in Bosnia it would be idiotic for the company to overcharge the government because they'll just switch to someone else such as Kerr/McGee. Halliburton showed it could do the job cheap in the Bosnian conflict but if they can't do it now then i suggest Uncle Sam shop elsewhere.
Sorry Triviatm Cheney's stock in Halliburton all goes to charity. Legally he can't touch any of it and neither can his family.
2006-11-14 09:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by sprydle 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
through fact John Boehner and Co see the international via purple glasses. they don't seem to be interested in ethics. they're interested in ability. bear in techniques, their final speaker replaced into no longer basically a triple adulterer as he led the marketing campaign against Clinton for adultery. Gingrich replaced into additionally the only speaker to EVER be disciplined on Ethics expenditures. Republicans think of so extraordinarily of ethics, they gave this guy a soapbox to attempt to run for president. the place he stood precise next to the guy with sexual harassment expenditures from a a million/2 dozen females.
2016-12-10 09:08:51 · answer #3 · answered by anirudh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you answer your own question. an oversight committee is unnecessary when it's you with your hand in the pie. i mean ... you'd already know that you have pie filling on your fingers so who needs a committee to tell you that?
2006-11-14 06:45:02 · answer #4 · answered by nebtet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The no-bid contracts bother me too.
I've never defended Haliburton, but isn't odd that Murtha and his brother get a pass from examination?
2006-11-14 06:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This requires only a one-word answer: Halliburton.
2006-11-14 06:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by Hemingway 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why bring on more bad news for Halliburton/US Government.
2006-11-14 06:39:17 · answer #7 · answered by Who cares 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Dick Cheney has stock in Halliburton, and they're one of the big military contractors.
2006-11-14 06:37:36 · answer #8 · answered by triviatm 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It's hard to steal while people are watching you.
2006-11-14 06:38:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Phony Committee.
Democrats will use it to surrender.
2006-11-14 06:38:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋