Angry Boeing Supporters Target McCain

[babylonsister]

Angry Boeing Supporters Target McCain
By Matthew Daly
The Associated Press

Saturday 08 March 2008



Angry Boeing supporters are vowing revenge against Republican presidential candidate John McCain over Chicago-based Boeing's loss of a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to the parent company of European plane maker Airbus.

There are other targets for their ire - the Air Force, the defense secretary and even the entire Bush administration.

But Boeing supporters in Congress are directing their wrath at McCain, the Arizona senator and nominee in waiting, for scuttling an earlier deal that would have let Boeing build the next generation of Air Force refueling tankers. Boeing now will miss out on a deal that it says would have supported 44,000 new and existing jobs at the company and suppliers in 40 states.

"I hope the voters of this state remember what John McCain has done to them and their jobs," said Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., whose state would have been home to the tanker program and gained about 9,000 jobs.

"Having made sure that Iraq gets new schools, roads, bridges and dams that we deny America, now we are making sure that France gets the jobs that Americans used to have," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill. "We are sending the jobs overseas, all because John McCain demanded it."

more...

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030808C.shtml

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Guess McCain won't do too well in western Washington...

[TahitiNut]

9. He'll do well in Bremerton, though.

:shrug:

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. That's my Norm. n/t

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

3. from the article -

Even Boeing's Republican supporters are critical of McCain.

"John McCain will be the nominee and I will support him, but if John McCain believes that Airbus or EADS is the company for our Air Force tanker program he's flat-out wrong - and I'll tell him that to his face," said Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash.

So the repub rep will "tell him to his face", but still support him ....wtf???

Rep Reichert - such a good little repuke soilder....

[malaise]

4. it's all good

and I'm lovin' it. :D
McSameasBush under fire. :rofl:

[NYVet]

5. Point of order here...

Those Airbus planes going to be built in a plant in Alabama by Americans.


As long as it is American labor putting it together and the product is an improvement over the item that is being replaced (which is what the Air Force said when they chose the plane over the Boeing submission), does it matter where they are going to be put together?

[Kolesar]

7. I buy American brands of cars on principle

And I won't buy a Honda even though they have significant employment in my state.

[babylonsister]

8. It might matter if the selection was rigged:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2977131

[NYVet]

10. Sour grapes on the part of Boeing.

They lose, start whining that the winner cheated.

Reminds me of Jeff Gordon in the 90's.

[Joanne98]

6. YES!

[Joanne98]

11. kick