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To: DManA
Just found this. Is this the same scandal McCain is investigating and if so, why is none of this mentioned in his or media reports?

NY Times Probes Daschle Spouse Lobbying; Argus Leader Skips Story
By Jeff Gannon
Talon News
June 11, 2003

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Tuesday's New York Times reported on a $20 billion Pentagon plan to lease air refueling tankers from the Boeing Company. The newspaper cited that liberal and conservative groups opposed to the arrangement called it a "sweetheart deal" that must be approved by Congress. The article pointed out that Boeing has hired lobbyist Linda Daschle, the wife of the Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) to represent the company.

47 posted on 01/10/2005 10:52:01 PM PST by Flora McDonald (Stand the Storm!)
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To: Flora McDonald

Good going on finding this info. i was not aware of this, but does it not surprise anyone ? this stuff just sickens me, the waste and outright Stealing from the Till of the USA taxpayers....


51 posted on 01/11/2005 4:52:09 PM PST by GoldenOrchid
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