In a remarkable essay in Asia Times Online, Seattle-based management consultant Julian Delasantellis argues that the selection of the larger Airbus plane for the next generation of refueling tankers may be a response to the Bush administration’s failure to make foreign friends willing to let the U.S. military use their airfields or let the United States build their own bases. The bigger the tanker, his thinking goes, the better to base air crews far from the hot spots. “Who needs diplomacy when you have aerial refueling?†he wrote. “In much the same way that Vladimir Lenin said that communism was Soviet power plus electricity, it now appears that neoconservatism is jingoistic arrogance plus the KC-45.â€
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Sure, blame bush because the world decided to hate us during his administration!
You actually think the Delasantellis article has enough substance to put a finger on the proper button Rhonda? The article is typical Liberal soup, where they throw in 90 percent water along with the standard liberal flavored celery platitudes and 1 percent meat.
I’m convinced now the Editorial Department at the Eagle can no longer discern facts from opinion.
To brought Regular’s soup comparison, certainly the Bush administration’s hubris is one of the ingredients.
You can not go around saying you are prepared to be the world’s bully and hold on to or make friends.
But it is my understand that Boeing’s hubris also was an ingredient too, acting like they were the only game in town. Both share a role in the outcome, though I can foresee that the decision will be changed due to political pressure.
But it is my understand that Boeing’s hubris also was an ingredient too, acting like they were the only game in town
Kinda like the phone company: We’re not making as much because we have a sub-standard product at an exorbitant rate and people are finding different venues, so we’ll just raise our rates.
No wonder the country is in such poor shape with logic like that. They’ll probably implement their rate increase, ship more jobs overseas, and then bitch because the sub-poverty people aren’t paying their fair share.
he he he he he at least I got a good laugh for the day. Never mind that Boeing officials set themselves at a disadvantage by cheating and never mind that they offered a substandard product for a higher price.
We can’t accept the truth – so let’s blame it on bush. Yea…let’s.
he he he he he
Kommie, I don’t blame bush on that at all. That one’s totally Boing
Related info from our Statehouse:
Day 61, March 14, 2008 session
HOUSE ASKS CONGRESS TO VOID THE TANKER SALE
The Kansas House adopted a resolution yesterday calling on President Bush
and Congress to prevent the Air Force from awarding a tanker contract to a
French company. The House passed the measure on a unanimous voice vote. The
Senate approved a similar resolution last week. Legislators are upset with
the Air Force’s decision to award a
$35 billion contract to Airbus-Northrop Grumman over Boeing.
ATTACK BUSH!
ATTACK BUSH!
EVERYTHING IS BUSH’S FAULT!
That’s rule number one, for our Liberal press.
Maybe Congress will direct battlefield operations next.
I wonder if they will do a better job at that, then in balancing the budget.
They tried that in South East Asia during the 60s and 70s Max – the Congressional Generals didn’t do very well.
ghotiphaze,
The correct term is, “Kinda like the CABLE company: We’re not making as much because we have a sub-standard product at an exorbitant rate and people are finding different venues, so we’ll just raise our rates.”
bush foreign policy to blame here?
Maybe.
bush domestic policy to blame for the loss of the tanker deal?
DEFINITELY!
The very day the cardboard cut out was installed, management everywhere got froggy.
Boeing management of their labor these last several years has been absolutely incompetent. This is why they lost the contract. They were too busy counting beans and firing workers.
Kinda like the CABLE company
I have sat. And a phone. but thinking of dropping the phone. Gotta love those vonage commercials.
Looks like the eads tanker is going to cost as much in additional fuel expense as the original purchase, so McCain saved the taxpayer 6 bil. but cost him 30 to 40 bil. in additional fuel expenses!
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080317/aqm111.html?.v=38
If you have Vonage, make sure you don’t have an alarm system.
This is the big wig mindset that’s screwing American workers:”In an interview with the Financial Times in 1997, Mr Condit said he wanted to see Boeing lose its American image over the next 20 years. “I believe we are moving towards an era of global markets and global companies,” he said. We are over half way through those 20 years and Mr Condit has gone. Who today thinks of Boeing as anything other than American? “
Phantom,
In response to your last question ‘Who today thinks of Boeing as anything other than American?’ Everyone except Boeing executives. Even the US workers don’t see this globalization as good except for the Execs and stockholders. But like many of the rest of us, they have no voice/choice.
The good news is McCain saved us 6 bil. on the Airbus tanker. The bad news is that savings will evaporate in the first 6 yrs. of operation! http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/03/17/daily6.html?ana=yfcpc
Typical Republican penny wise, Pound foolish! I wonder if Airbus has hedged the dollar for the 35 bil. yet? If not, they’ll be providing the tankers way under cost.
The airbus dispute is bigger than just Ks. vs. Al.,
(Is Alabama really part of the U.S.?)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080318/tanker_boeing_protest.html?.v=1
My mistake, the link is here: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080318/or_air_force_tankers_merkley.html?.v=1
The one above was about how boeing was playing against a stacked deck.
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