Posted on 03/22/2007 6:54:27 AM PDT by zendari
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has resigned from the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee. As previously and extensively reviewed in these pages, Feinstein was chairperson and ranking member of MILCON for six years, during which time she had a conflict of interest due to her husband Richard C. Blum's ownership of two major defense contractors who were awarded billions of dollars for military construction projects approved by Feinstein.
As MILCON leader, Feinstein relished the details of military construction, even micromanaging one project at the level of its sewer design. She regularly took junkets to military bases around the world to inspect construction projects, some of which were contracted to her husband's companies, Perini Corp. and URS Corp.
Perhaps she resigned from MILCON because she could not take the heat generated by the Bohemian's exposÈ of her ethics (which was partially funded by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute). Or was her work on the subcommittee finished because Blum divested ownership of his military construction and advanced weapons manufacturing firms in late 2005?
The MILCON subcommittee is not only in charge of supervising military construction; it also oversees "quality of life" issues for veterans, which includes building housing for military families and operating hospitals and clinics for wounded soldiers. Perhaps Feinstein is trying to disassociate herself from MILCON's incredible failure to provide decent medical care for wounded soldiers.
Two years ago, before the Washington Post became belatedly involved, the online magazine Salon.com exposed the horrors of deficient medical care for Iraq War veterans. While leading MILCON, Feinstein had ample warning of the medical-care meltdown. But she was not proactive on veteran's affairs.
(Excerpt) Read more at bohemian.com ...
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I guess it will take the MSM another 6 six years(if ever) to report on this!!
If there was a Republican involved, it would be splashed on the front pages of every newspaper in the country!!
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How about a criminal investigation. As a Californian, I demand a criminal investigation of our corrupt Senator Feinstein!!!
That whole scandalette about Justice supposedly only wanting US attorneys to investigate Democrats is laughable on its face. Duke Cunningham deservedly went to jail, but that crook from Louisiana with cash stuffed in his freezer is still walking free. Sandy Burger is still walking free. And now this about Feinstein. Wanna bet nothing happens to her? Gag!
Perhaps she resigned from MILCON because she could not take the heat generated by the Bohemian's exposÈ of her ethics (which was partially funded by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute). Or was her work on the subcommittee finished because Blum divested ownership of his military construction and advanced weapons manufacturing firms in late 2005?
The MILCON subcommittee is not only in charge of supervising military construction; it also oversees "quality of life" issues for veterans, which includes building housing for military families and operating hospitals and clinics for wounded soldiers. Perhaps Feinstein is trying to disassociate herself from MILCON's incredible failure to provide decent medical care for wounded soldiers.
I know silly me, rats are beyond reproach.
Seems like a whole buttload of things are/were NOT being investigated for the last seven years..
Wonder who OWNS Bush.. and when did they purchase him..
Yes, on both counts...but, Pete Domenici will end up in the Ethics Committee...and she won't.
I am going to ask THE rhetorical questions we all have??
Where is the GOP?? Why aren't they demanding an investigation??
Is something about to break, I wonder?
I have sensed a real reluctance to come down on Domenici. It may be that Schumer and Durbin know that their letters to US attorneys clearly attempting to influence investigations are far worse infractions than a phone call which is nothing more than an inquiry.
As for why no DiFi investigation, the powerful protect each other.
She merits a criminal investigation!
Thanks for the ping. I see I have others too. :0)
I just posted on another thread...that the Dems might back off this ...because they might just foresee an angry BUSH...actually pushing AG to do his JOB...and start prosecuting Wm. Jefferson, Mollohan...get a polygraph from Sandy Burgler...
IOW...they KNOW they have skeletons also...and they have lucked out with AG in office.
Oh yeah --- I agree with you. She merits a CRIMINAL investigation. I also agree with you that she'll skate. Different rules and laws apply to democrats.
Just which party is the party of corruption?
Dang, got my hopes up!
We are in complete agreement on this.
THANK YOU!!! Keep repeating!!
That's because most Rats are retarded.
Indeed. Am heading off to work, but just wanted to quickly respond to you. I'll bet there won't even be an investigation of this pig. She'll just quietly resign from her committe assignment and that will be that. And she has the reputation for being California's more "moderate" senator. Disgusting.
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