EADS (Airbus) linked to John McCain 2008 campaign

[pnwmom]

http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/investing/boeing-airbus-tanker-contract-winners-losers/19858888/

These political battle lines were also drawn in 2008 -- right in the middle of the presidential campaign. Back in February 2008, an EADS/Northrop Grumman (NOC) joint venture was awarded this contract, but Boeing protested that decision on the basis of a flawed process -- and the General Accounting Office agreed.

It also happened that Airbus had chosen sides in the 2008 presidential campaign -- picking John McCain and agreeing to build the tanker in a red state, Alabama. As I posted on BloggingStocks in March 2008, McCain had hired EADS lobbyists to senior posts in his campaign, and EADS employees contributed $40,000 to his presidential run.

[asjr]

1. There must not be a single politician in this

country who has not been bought!

[Angry Dragon]

2. We have just gone back in time

I am reminded of the muckrakers of the early 1900's when Senators were refereed to as to the Senator from (whichever corporation had bought them). We are back to those times and worse. When you have 261 millionaires in Congress there is a great disconnect from the people. This country is screwed.