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	<title>Comments on: Pork in eye of beholder</title>
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		<title>By: David G.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-355668</link>
		<dc:creator>David G.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 02:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Maggotpunk</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353215</link>
		<dc:creator>Maggotpunk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 21:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why is Tiahrt whining about the tanker deal anyway if he voted to allow outsourcing the tanker deal to France?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why is Tiahrt whining about the tanker deal anyway if he voted to allow outsourcing the tanker deal to France?</p>
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		<title>By: Phantom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353114</link>
		<dc:creator>Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I believe the responded with the best proposal to the then stated specs., and didn&#039;t take seriously the concessions being made to airbus&#039;s proposal, as they most likely figured they were just being humored to keep them in the process.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe the responded with the best proposal to the then stated specs., and didn&#8217;t take seriously the concessions being made to airbus&#8217;s proposal, as they most likely figured they were just being humored to keep them in the process.</p>
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		<title>By: bth</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353102</link>
		<dc:creator>bth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When the contract was reopened and put out to bid did Boeing respond with the best proposal?  I know they claim that they did but it seems that others have a very different opinion on that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the contract was reopened and put out to bid did Boeing respond with the best proposal?  I know they claim that they did but it seems that others have a very different opinion on that.</p>
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		<title>By: WichiWomn</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353099</link>
		<dc:creator>WichiWomn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No joke.  Those that had nothing to do with any of the infractions were &#039;re-trained&#039; to death and still are.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No joke.  Those that had nothing to do with any of the infractions were &#8216;re-trained&#8217; to death and still are.</p>
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		<title>By: Phantom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353094</link>
		<dc:creator>Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Agreed. The workforce, who had nothing to do with it, did pennance through endless ethics training!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Agreed. The workforce, who had nothing to do with it, did pennance through endless ethics training!</p>
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		<title>By: WichiWomn</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353051</link>
		<dc:creator>WichiWomn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 18:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Another dead horse, the Air Force is not going to change their mind.  McCain saw to it that Boeing lost the contract years ago even though they have cleaned up their act.  You can&#039;t continue to punish the whole company for the sins of a few.  Those responsible were punished, and Boeing is still paying the price.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another dead horse, the Air Force is not going to change their mind.  McCain saw to it that Boeing lost the contract years ago even though they have cleaned up their act.  You can&#8217;t continue to punish the whole company for the sins of a few.  Those responsible were punished, and Boeing is still paying the price.</p>
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		<title>By: Phantom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353050</link>
		<dc:creator>Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 18:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Vote Republican, it hurts so good!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vote Republican, it hurts so good!</p>
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		<title>By: Phantom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353049</link>
		<dc:creator>Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 18:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They vote for it, the definitely have it coming!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They vote for it, the definitely have it coming!</p>
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		<title>By: LLTVET</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353038</link>
		<dc:creator>LLTVET</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 18:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not Stay the Course.  Change you deserve.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not Stay the Course.  Change you deserve.</p>
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		<title>By: bth</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-353026</link>
		<dc:creator>bth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 18:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tankerless Todd will campaign for McBush.  Kansas will vote for &quot;stay the course&quot; even though 74% say we are on the wrong track.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tankerless Todd will campaign for McBush.  Kansas will vote for &#8220;stay the course&#8221; even though 74% say we are on the wrong track.</p>
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		<title>By: LLTVET</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-352961</link>
		<dc:creator>LLTVET</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I still want to hear the logic behind how Republican Boeing Union Members (I know, I know, an oxymoron) are going to vote for McCain come November.  

I know the basics, Tiahrt is the pascal lamb.  But will someone please spell it out.  I could use a good laugh.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still want to hear the logic behind how Republican Boeing Union Members (I know, I know, an oxymoron) are going to vote for McCain come November.  </p>
<p>I know the basics, Tiahrt is the pascal lamb.  But will someone please spell it out.  I could use a good laugh.</p>
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		<title>By: Maggotpunk</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-352941</link>
		<dc:creator>Maggotpunk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 16:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When it comes to pork nobody beats Tiahrt:
http://www.progressivepunch.org/members.jsp?state=KS&amp;district=4&amp;issue=S0

But when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars to help taxpayers with things like health care for children, educational benefits for veterans, etc. he&#039;ll declare the programs too expensive and vote against them.

All we need to do is follow the money.  His campaign bribes, er donations, come largely from corporations.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to pork nobody beats Tiahrt:<br />
<a href="http://www.progressivepunch.org/members.jsp?state=KS&amp;district=4&amp;issue=S0" rel="nofollow">http://www.progressivepunch.org/members.jsp?state=KS&amp;district=4&amp;issue=S0</a></p>
<p>But when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars to help taxpayers with things like health care for children, educational benefits for veterans, etc. he&#8217;ll declare the programs too expensive and vote against them.</p>
<p>All we need to do is follow the money.  His campaign bribes, er donations, come largely from corporations.</p>
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		<title>By: CapnAmerica</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-352928</link>
		<dc:creator>CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 16:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I always thought of Tiahrt as being a &quot;horse&#039;s a$$,&quot; but I suppose pig&#039;s a$$ is more accurate.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I always thought of Tiahrt as being a &#8220;horse&#8217;s a$$,&#8221; but I suppose pig&#8217;s a$$ is more accurate.</p>
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		<title>By: bth</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-352865</link>
		<dc:creator>bth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For decades Boeing was on the receiving end of the government pork parade.  Tiahrt&#039;s job at Boeing was in government pork procurement.  He was able to continue sending pork to his employer while he was in Congress for many years.  Unfortunately for him and for his employer the corruption surrounding the proposed tanker lease program that they tried to get was just too much.

I don&#039;t know if Northrup deserved the contract.  However, it should be realized that Boeing&#039;s culture of corruption is what led to this whole fiasco.  Perhaps if Boeing had focused more on quality and on developing a top-notch proposal they might have won the bid process.  Instead, Boeing relied on its connections; those connections have lost their value.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For decades Boeing was on the receiving end of the government pork parade.  Tiahrt&#8217;s job at Boeing was in government pork procurement.  He was able to continue sending pork to his employer while he was in Congress for many years.  Unfortunately for him and for his employer the corruption surrounding the proposed tanker lease program that they tried to get was just too much.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know if Northrup deserved the contract.  However, it should be realized that Boeing&#8217;s culture of corruption is what led to this whole fiasco.  Perhaps if Boeing had focused more on quality and on developing a top-notch proposal they might have won the bid process.  Instead, Boeing relied on its connections; those connections have lost their value.</p>
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		<title>By: Phantom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-352857</link>
		<dc:creator>Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They can&#039;t even do a good cartoon, and you want them building our military tankers?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They can&#8217;t even do a good cartoon, and you want them building our military tankers?</p>
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		<title>By: Phantom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-352855</link>
		<dc:creator>Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mccain had the evaluation of foreign subsidies removed as part of the bid process. Get your revenge at election time. Also, your two Senators, Roberts and Brownback supported the Mccain ammendment. 
Vengence is yours.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mccain had the evaluation of foreign subsidies removed as part of the bid process. Get your revenge at election time. Also, your two Senators, Roberts and Brownback supported the Mccain ammendment.<br />
Vengence is yours.</p>
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		<title>By: Regular</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/pork-in-eye-of-beholder/#comment-352805</link>
		<dc:creator>Regular</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One has to admit that with all the subsidies and exclusions that Northrop got, it was not a fair contract evaluation.  Challenging it, is the proper thing to do.

Regardless of politics, no one would expect less effort if a Democrat was in the position.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One has to admit that with all the subsidies and exclusions that Northrop got, it was not a fair contract evaluation.  Challenging it, is the proper thing to do.</p>
<p>Regardless of politics, no one would expect less effort if a Democrat was in the position.</p>
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