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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: thundley4 on May 05, 2009, 08:12:28 AM
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(http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2009/05/04/PH2009050403744.jpg)
"Millions in Work Came Without Competition
The headquarters of Murtech, in a low-slung, bland building in a Glen Burnie business park, has its blinds drawn tight and few signs of life. On several days of visits, a handful of cars sit in the parking lot, and no trucks arrive at the 10 loading bays at the back of the building.
Yet last year, Murtech received $4 million in Pentagon work, all of it without competition, for a variety of warehousing and engineering services. With its long corridor of sparsely occupied offices and an unmanned reception area, Murtech's most striking feature is its owner -- Robert C. Murtha Jr., 49. He is the nephew of Rep. John P. Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat who has significant sway over the Defense Department's spending as chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
Robert Murtha said he is not at liberty to discuss in detail what his company does, but for four years it has subsisted on defense contracts, according to records and interviews. He said Murtech's 17 employees "provide necessary logistical support" to Pentagon testing programs that focus on detecting chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, "and that's about as far as I feel comfortable going." Giving more details could provide important clues to terrorist plotters, he said.
Murtha said he does not advertise being the nephew of John Murtha and considers it "unfortunate" that some will unfairly assume Murtech received its federal contracts because of his uncle's influence at the Pentagon.
"If we're not doing our job well, we wouldn't be doing our job," he said. "I'm successful at the work I do because of the skill sets I have. . . . You don't know how good someone is unless you work with them." WaPo (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403743.html?hpid=topnews)
This sounds like money that is being well spent. :uhsure:
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Congressional stimulus. Of course, some are more "stimulated" than others.
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The corruption committed by Dems is boundless. Murtha The Scum can be added to the list which includes Rangel, Feinstein, Dodd, Frank, etc....
And our great lap dog media just yawns.
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And yet, President Bush got villified by every Dem for "no bid" and "no Comp" contracts. And not a peep from the left about being unfair.
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This kind of information doesn't seem to stick to Murtha. While the MSM will stay largely mum about it, the people of Murtha's district don't seem to mind. As long as he's bringing the pork home, he'll continue to be re-elected.
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And yet, President Bush got villified by every Dem for "no bid" and "no Comp" contracts. And not a peep from the left about being unfair.
Yep, and the dems and libs kept quiet when clinton issued no bid contracts to Halliburton in the Balkins while Dick Cheney was part of management - does not compute!
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Dems, can't live with them, and it's illegal to shoot them.......for now :evillaugh:
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After ABSCAM, Murtha learned to add a layer of denyability between himself and the money. Now less currupt, but more careful.
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Murtha's nephew, Feinstien's husband, it isn't corrupt unless a republican does it...