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Senator uses cheap stunt to block Air Force promotions

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Posted by Steve White 2003-06-09 11:34 am|| || Front Page|| [11140 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Damn, but I hate pork politics. By the way, whatever happened to the base closing commissions? We should continue to push for and embrace these even if in our backyards. I was out this morning to the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center which used the decommissioned Lowry Air Force Base (for history nuts, this is where Ike recuperated after suffering a heart attack while out in Denver). I vividly remember ultra-dove Pat Schroeder fighting tooth and nails to "save" Lowry from closing - to no avail. But, lo and behold, it is now an impressive new research hospital and an economic boon to the city of Aurora.

Posted by ColoradoConservative 2003-06-09 13:28:27|| 2003-06-09 13:28:27|| Front Page Top

#2 You have to wonder which bunch of crooks wrote these stupid rules in the first place.

Posted by Douglas De Bono 2003-06-09 13:30:56|| [www.douglasdebono.com] 2003-06-09 13:30:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmm Maybe Senator Craig should get the Jesse Helms award for petty political machinations (blackmail). Something about old white guy Republicans when they don't get their way.....

Posted by Not Mike Moore 2003-06-09 13:50:22|| 2003-06-09 13:50:22|| Front Page Top

#4 The Admiral-Select stationed in Senator Lott's fine State of Mississippi is currently on hold pending a Congressional investigation. It is believed that Lott has a personal favorite for the position.

You have to wonder Craig is creating a justification for Lott to review the rules.

Posted by NASAM 2003-06-09 14:58:34|| 2003-06-09 14:58:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Now that Senator Byrdbrain's heard about this will West Virginia will be getting a new name? Kleagleland? Byrdistan? The mind boogles.
Politicians really do suck.

Posted by tu3031 2003-06-09 15:25:14|| 2003-06-09 15:25:14|| Front Page Top

#6 thanks to all for the fairness of including this
- but to remain thoroughly fair myself, i must point out that this is peripheral to the war, the pilots will eventually get their promotions, and that Al - Qaeeda, not Larry Craig is the enemy.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-06-09 16:15:42|| 2003-06-09 16:15:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Senators using cheap stunts for getting their base bennies in their districts is something for peacetime. We are at war and this is not a cheap stunt. This is an outrage and Senator Craig should realize that he may face the nation's and the voter's wrath and will be kicked out on his ass doing dirty dealings like this.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-06-09 20:17:43|| 2003-06-09 20:17:43|| Front Page Top

#8 I have to agree with Fred. The decision to decentralize and suburbanize the US in the the 1950's one one of the smartest things we've ever done. Look at how little SARS tranmission we've had in this country versus dense, urban China. Compare also the target value of the World Trade Center vs. twenty or so ten-story suburban office towers. As weapons become more powerful and easier to build, concentration of bases makes less and less sense. Twenty whackjobs infected with monkeypox wandering around twenty Walmarts just outside the twenty largest bases would just about shut done the US military right now due to the subsequent quarantines.

Posted by 11A5S 2003-06-09 21:20:05|| 2003-06-09 21:20:05|| Front Page Top

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