[Mark Felton]

I want my tax dollars back.

[MarkL]

While I do support the concept of "privatization," does anyone else get the feeling that there's something really wrong when the government contracts it's jobs out to foreign workers?

Mark

[azhenfud]

Outsourcing our Federal Government? Might as well. Couldn't speak their language anyway.

[lilylangtree]

Hold it! The push to move these jobs out of the country into countries that refuse to hire Americans ticks me off. This is an outrage.

[SamiGirl]

Say it ain't so, Uncle Sam! I lost my IT job because of outsourcing to India.

At the rate at which jobs are flying out of the US, pretty soon the only thing for us to do will be flipping burgers and selling insurance to each other.

So much for national security. Disgusting.

[oceanview]

when is Rove going to realize this is the #1 area of concern for a large number of republican voters? after Dean is sworn in I guess...

[TopDog2]

If you look at the postings for government jobs, the first thing you will notice is that the ones that require a college education aren't, for a large part, open to the public at large, but only to those already in government employ, and now they are going to give those jobs to foreigners? Something is very wrong here.

[TopDog2]

If you look at the postings for government jobs, the first thing you will notice is that the ones that require a college education aren't, for a large part, open to the public at large, but only to those already in government employ, and now they are going to give those jobs to foreigners? Something is very wrong here.

[TopDog2]

If you look at the postings for government jobs, the first thing you will notice is that the ones that require a college education aren't, for a large part, open to the public at large, but only to those already in government employ, and now they are going to give those jobs to foreigners? Something is very wrong here.

[comebacknewt]

It's certainly one way to diminish the power of federal sector labor unions.

My guess is that is what is driving the administration this issue.

[Seajay]

Yeah - not to worry - the Prez is appointing an Undersecretary of Labor for manufacturing - all will be well!
No child left behind! Smite the Wogs!

Watch "FOXS NEWS" for the latest on Laci ....

Aint it kewl!

[Revolting cat!]

Oh great! Some Defense Department contracts for weaponry could be picked up by highly motivated and already trained workforces in Gaza Strip and in North Korea.

[sgtbono2002]

I am all for Privatising as long as the jobs stay in America, Outsourcing these jobs to foreigners is Bull Crap. and President Bush better wake up and smell the Roses.

[DoughtyOne]

Let me say this in as plain a way as I can for the leadership of the republican party. Take a good look at California. You may not realize it, but you're facing an open revolt from your base. Bush, Rove, RNC leadership, you folks may think you can get away with anything. I'm here to tell you that you can't.

If breaking this nation up and parceling it off is the only way to keep at least some of it sacrosanct, then perhaps it's time to face that reality and get on with it.

Some of us are out here in California trying to protect your rear guard, and you're sitting back there trying to figure out how to increase that 2.6 million loss of jobs to 5.0 million.

What drugs are you sons-of-bi_ches on back there anyway?

[BlazingArizona]

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's push to outsource hundreds of thousands of federal jobs could end up shifting some high-tech employment to foreign workers, administration and industry officials said Thursday.

Let's outsource as many federal jobs as we can to EUROPE. That means they won't get done. The US economy, let alone the rest of the world, will benefit.

[harpseal]

Maybe we can outsource the Congress and any top executives in the administreation who thus send American jobs offshore. This could cost GWB big time. I am all for using American private contractors where they can be used but American citizenship and location should be a requirement for any of these jobs.

Ping

On or off let me know

[aMorePerfectUnion]

... since when has the gov't cared about saving money for the taxpayers? This ISN'T the American Way!!!!!!!!!

[dennisw]

Thousands of federal jobs may go abroad, U.S. says...........

We can outsource nuclear weapons developement to China.

[usurper]

I believe this article to be total BS designed to slam Bush. Look here:

President Bush's push to outsource hundreds of thousands of federal jobs COULD end up shifting SOME high-tech employment to foreign workers, administration and industry officials said Thursday.

Harris Miller, president of the trade group Information Technology Association of America, nodded "yes" Thursday when asked whether that move inevitably would mean SOME federal jobs would go to contractors or subcontractors operating over- seas.

Notices the attempted link “hundreds of thousands” vs. well actually only “some” which could mean as few as one.

Actually there are only a few federal occupations which could lend themselves to outsourcing and I can’t think of any that would be appropriate for overseas operations. I guess you could maybe have an Indian operator working a phone and answering calls on a governments help desk but that’s about all I could think of. Actually its not a bad idea at least maybe someone will actually answer the phone for a change.

[familyofman]

We can defintely outsource Congress and save ourselves a tidy little sum in the process. Maybe even get ourselves a POTUS willing to work for $5 a day!!!

[meadsjn]

If this story is true, this will be Bush's only term, and he'll be the last Republican president.
And the country itself will be history within two years.