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WSJ: "Let Bechtel handle it."

by Cliff Talus

Fri Sep 02, 2005 at 01:32:42 PM PDT

The WSJ's Daniel Henninger has the answer (no link; subscription only):
We should consider outsourcing some of these functions, for profit, to the private sector. In recent days, offers of help have come from such companies as Anheuser-Busch and Culligan (water), Lilly, Merck and Wyeth (pharmaceuticals), Nissan and GM (cars and trucks), Sprint, Nextel and Qwest (communications gear and phone cards)....
and here's the beauty part (and for the tin foil equipped among us, the 'ah ha' moment):
Give contract authority to organize these resources to a project-management firm like Bechtel.
Nah, these guys couldn't be so craven as to have dragged their feet, worsened the disaster, to prove we need to turn over lucrative disaster recovery operations to their friends?

My question to Dean (and his response)

by Cliff Talus

Fri Mar 04, 2005 at 10:25:42 AM PDT

Just got back from a heavily Republican, $125-a-plate breakfast featuring Howard Dean and Pat Buchanan. Organized by the Michigan Political Leadership Program, it was held at the Meijer Public Gardens in Grand Rapids.

Random anthropological observations (as well as my audience participation question and Dean's response) below the fold.

Don Karlo, GR Mi won't be a problem.

by Cliff Talus

Sun Feb 27, 2005 at 08:37:56 PM PDT

Michigan GOP heavyweight, Bush Pioneer and former ambassador to Italy, Peter Secchia apparently scurried to Washington recently to reassure Don Karlo Rovlioni that Grand Rapids, Michigan, was loyal to the family, despite mayor George Heartwell's emotional reaction to Don W's contract on America.

More below the fold...


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