Posted on 11/04/2010 1:59:52 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Bringing home the taxpayer-funded bacon.
They are so proud.
Government spending destroys more jobs than it creates.
Party affiliation?
Thanks Herb, now retire.
Herbs a Dem
I always pronounce Littoral Combat Ship wrong.
And then my girlfriend smacks me one.
I thought the “major win for Wisconsin was booting out Russ Feingold and the rest of his Demonrat friends. You’re next, Herbie.
Dem, of course. He’s trying to look like he’s doing something. He’s been in place almost as long as Feingold.
Kohl’s so rarely seen or heard from between election campaigns that I’ve taken to calling him “Punxsutawney Herb”.
Wisconsin ping list?
ROTFLMAO
“Punxsutawney Herb”! That’s a good one. Mind if I borrow it?
There were supposedly two shipyards competing for the contract. Two yards, two designs.
In the end both won - doubling the order and taxpayer expense.
Failure to make a tough decision, leaving taxpayers on the hook. Again, a hallmark of the administration.
“Mind if I borrow it?”
By all means, go right ahead!
Ya think we might have put the skeer in him?
The workers of Marinette Marine ...craftsmanship.
This is a great example of working together...
The Navy has confidence in Marinette and Lockheed Martin...
This is all BOVINE PROCESSED HAY! I have been close to the LCS for many years and Sen. Herb Kohl announcement is as far from the truth as it could be. Martin's ineptitude and greed are legion. Its a complicated and sad story - but very briefly:
1- Their LCS was designed, built, and performs poorly - far below the original design goals. It may "look" good but it ain't.
2- Their cost overruns were so egregious that they: a) nearly sank the entire LCS project, b) resulted in the Navy project manager getting canned, c) had the nerve (and political clout) to extort even more money from the Navy, and d)was a major reason the total number of LCSs to be ordered was so drastically reduced. (In fairness, the Navy is not without sin here but nothing compared to the malfeasance of Martin)
3-The only reason Martin got a reorder was due to political pressure from Congress. Compared to the competing LCS ship designed and built by General Dynamics, Martin was and is an embarrassment.
I think he finally learned people expect him to do something while in DC besides push buttons like a
monkey. When is he up for election in 2012?
Those LCS's look fast. Bet that can move lickity-split...
I don’t know the details of the contract, but I suspect you are accurate. But notice how Herbie spins it? It certainly impressed me, and I further suspect he did it only because he’s heard how angry Wisconsin voters were at Feingold over his arrogant manner at the series of Town Halls he held last year.
He didn’t even pretend to listen to the taxpayer complaints. And he always had a rejoinder about taxpayers in OTHER districts were begging him to vote for Obamacare. I don’t know where those OTHER districts were because pretty much all of WI hates Obamacare.
Herbie is afraid that unless Wisconsin anger is soothed, he may go down in flames next election.
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