Comments on: Hill Pork Meisters Retreat, A Little http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/ Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: "What the..."http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/comment-page-1/#comment-17950 "What the..." Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:09:57 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10659#comment-17950 Ummmm.... they are talking about money BEFORE IT IS APPROPRIATED. YOU are the one that has no idea what you're talking about. After it is appropriated, yes, it can't just be thrown to R&D, MILCON, etc. This report isn't talking about that. Think! Ummmm.… they are talking about money BEFORE IT IS APPROPRIATED. YOU are the one that has no idea what you’re talking about. After it is appropriated, yes, it can’t just be thrown to R&D, MILCON, etc. This report isn’t talking about that. Think!

]]> By: "What the..."http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/comment-page-1/#comment-17948 "What the..." Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:03:42 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10659#comment-17948 Actually, Global Insight (recognized as one of the most accurate forcasting companies in the world) has recently stated that the stimulus package is actually doing more than people think in terms of jobs and jobs retained. The stimulus should have been larger according to many economists, yes, but whose fault is that? I'm sure Obama could have pushed harder for a larger stimulus, but I doubt the American people or the GOP would have let him - if you look at the overblown reaction people are having to the deficit and the way most react to nonsensical analysis if repeated over and over again by news agencies that don't have a clue about complex issues, this would have cost him even more. Of course, you can't expect people to understand these things, search for other sources of information rather than Fox News, Drudge Report and the Heritage Foundation, or even understand that the future is nearly impossible to predict. TARP did rescue the world from a financial meltdown, so it really wasn't that bad considering the alternative (also note that people can't predict the future and TARP was a response to a problem that had to be dealt with IMMEDIATELY). Here's how I know you REALLY don't know what your talking about... large deficits in times of high to normal GDP growth and large deficits in times of low GDP growth and recessionary conditions ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Moron. Actually, Global Insight (recognized as one of the most accurate forcasting companies in the world) has recently stated that the stimulus package is actually doing more than people think in terms of jobs and jobs retained. The stimulus should have been larger according to many economists, yes, but whose fault is that? I’m sure Obama could have pushed harder for a larger stimulus, but I doubt the American people or the GOP would have let him — if you look at the overblown reaction people are having to the deficit and the way most react to nonsensical analysis if repeated over and over again by news agencies that don’t have a clue about complex issues, this would have cost him even more. Of course, you can’t expect people to understand these things, search for other sources of information rather than Fox News, Drudge Report and the Heritage Foundation, or even understand that the future is nearly impossible to predict. TARP did rescue the world from a financial meltdown, so it really wasn’t that bad considering the alternative (also note that people can’t predict the future and TARP was a response to a problem that had to be dealt with IMMEDIATELY). Here’s how I know you REALLY don’t know what your talking about… large deficits in times of high to normal GDP growth and large deficits in times of low GDP growth and recessionary conditions ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Moron.

]]> By: Thunderhorse19http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/comment-page-1/#comment-16159 Thunderhorse19 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:36:34 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10659#comment-16159 US Strategic Command is the worst pork barrel meister in US military history. $500 million a year thrown down the drain since 1992. StratCom was Colin Powell's brainchild, so you know they have not accomplished a thing in 17 years. Over $6 billion wasted and they cannot account for over $2.5 billion of their pork, lost to their notorious corruption, nepotism and mismanagement. Their comptroller and his cabal should be in Leavenworth doing 20 years of hard labor. US Strategic Command is the worst pork barrel meister in US military history. $500 million a year thrown down the drain since 1992. StratCom was Colin Powell’s brainchild, so you know they have not accomplished a thing in 17 years. Over $6 billion wasted and they cannot account for over $2.5 billion of their pork, lost to their notorious corruption, nepotism and mismanagement. Their comptroller and his cabal should be in Leavenworth doing 20 years of hard labor.

]]> By: C C Smithhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/comment-page-1/#comment-15503 C C Smith Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:14:11 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10659#comment-15503 Despite apparently working on the Hill for a number of years, Mr. Wheeler obviously has no understanding at all of the types of accounts, the scoring associated with each, and that you can’t move $2B in O&M to fund earmarks in R&D or Procurement within budget rules. Just another example of a self-described do-gooder spewing misinformation and recklessly throwing out allegations without foundation. No one listened to Wheeler when he worked in the Senate and no one should listen to him now! He is a jerk! Despite apparently working on the Hill for a number of years, Mr. Wheeler obviously has no understanding at all of the types of accounts, the scoring associated with each, and that you can’t move $2B in O&M to fund earmarks in R&D or Procurement within budget rules. Just another example of a self-described do-gooder spewing misinformation and recklessly throwing out allegations without foundation. No one listened to Wheeler when he worked in the Senate and no one should listen to him now! He is a jerk!

]]> By: TMBhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/comment-page-1/#comment-15434 TMB Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:11:50 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10659#comment-15434 Dan, you're talking about the same president who as a Senator voted for the barely oversighted TARP bill which handed hundreds billions of dollars to badly run banks and as president signed off on the trillion dollar "stimulus" which has yet to do anything other than spend money on Congress' pet projects. Go back through his voting record and see how many spending bills he voted for which has put us trillions futher into the red. Dan, you’re talking about the same president who as a Senator voted for the barely oversighted TARP bill which handed hundreds billions of dollars to badly run banks and as president signed off on the trillion dollar “stimulus” which has yet to do anything other than spend money on Congress’ pet projects. Go back through his voting record and see how many spending bills he voted for which has put us trillions futher into the red.

]]> By: Daniel Russhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/comment-page-1/#comment-15432 Daniel Russ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:33:06 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10659#comment-15432 President Barack Obama is pressuring Congressional officials to stop adding pork to appropriations bill. In my opinion he isn't pushing hard enough. But he is probably the very first president to openly oppose this disgusting practice. Thank goodness we have a new administration. Respectfully, Daniel Russ Civilianmilitaryintelligencegroup.com President Barack Obama is pressuring Congressional officials to stop adding pork to appropriations bill. In my opinion he isn’t pushing hard enough. But he is probably the very first president to openly oppose this disgusting practice. Thank goodness we have a new administration.

Respectfully,

Daniel Russ
Civilianmilitaryintelligencegroup.com

]]> By: john kowalczykhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/comment-page-1/#comment-15431 john kowalczyk Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:06:24 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10659#comment-15431 thank God the president doesnt run the nation,he has no idea or does he care about the military thank God the president doesnt run the nation,he has no idea or does he care about the military

]]> By: Feduphttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/comment-page-1/#comment-15418 Fedup Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:08:37 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10659#comment-15418 Congress can't be trusted....the real embarassment to our nation! Everyone still thinks the President runs the nation...little do they know that Congress is in charge! Congress can’t be trusted.…the real embarassment to our nation! Everyone still thinks the President runs the nation…little do they know that Congress is in charge!

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