Johanns: Probe Offutt 'Threat' (20 GOP Senators Call for Investigation)

Omaha World-Herald ^ | Thursday, December 16, 2009 | Joseph Morton

[kristinn]

Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., and 19 other GOP senators today called for a hearing into reports that the Obama administration used the future of Offutt Air Force Base as bargaining chip in the health care debate, according to a press release by Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev.

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., has flatly denied that Offutt came up in connection with the health care bill or any other piece of legislation. The White House also has described those reports as "absurd."

The group of Republican senators called for a hearing in a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., and the committee's top Republican Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

"Various media reports have stated that the Obama Administration would put Offutt AFB in southeastern Nebraska on a future BRAC list because of a vote on healthcare reform," the senators wrote in the letter. "While we recognize the importance of Offutt AFB as the headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command and the approximately 10,000 individuals that work there, we feel that this installation should remain open or be closed on its own merits."

[Citizen Soldier]

Tea parties get their attention and they start to see the light.

[pissant]

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[notaliberal]

Who are the Republicans

[DJ MacWoW]

Amazing. Repubs only have cahones when they are the minority and they have public anger behind them. Why can’t they have principals all the time?!

[FrankR]

Clinton closed a lot of bases, I'm wondering if they were "bargaining chips" too.

Using our taxpayer funded military bases and our National security as leverage to promote obama's wet dream of healthcare is TREASONOUS.

If this turns out to be true, the kenyan needs to be IMPEACHED, post haste.

[HerrBlucher]

Offut their heads!

[paulycy]

Enforce all rules.

Read all bills to the American people.

Go pubbies!

[truthkeeper]

Well, I hope to God they don’t back down on this once the media lapdogs start in...

[wac3rd]

Obama’s thugs are getting ruthless.

We need to stop being Barney Fife and become Baretta.

[HerrBlucher]

Or Liam Neesom in “Taken.”

[Red in Blue PA]

Republicans, stand up NOW!

[Yorktownpatriot]

Thats the 64 billion dollar question! Wish I had the answer!

[God luvs America]

bingo...it’s about time the GOP fights these fights....

[naturalborn]

Nebraska needs Ndamakong Suh to come rushing for the quarterback-Obama and save our country from the University of Extortion at Chicago.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The White House also has described those reports as "absurd."

From the Bizarro World dictionary; Absurd - adjective 1. utterly or totally true

[CincyRichieRich]

Hey, we need the list of 20 Repubs as we need to mob their phones so they don’t back down...too many times the RINOS talk big and don’t do anything...SHINE THE LIGHT BRIGHTLY on this and don’t let up until the last breath is exhaled!

[hattend]

BTTT

[DJ MacWoW]

I wish they’d consider the question! :-)

[SeattleBruce]

Well, I hope to God they don’t back down on this once the media lapdogs start in...
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We need to publicly support the Offutt investigations - signs, at tea party events, fax and phone campaigns, etc.