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Bump to this post and the one below it. The only people who get a woody over Halliburton are the Deaniacs. Who cares what some purported whistleblower spouts three days before the election?!? We all expect better.

Now, if the FBI says something about Monica losin' the weight and goin' after Dubya, let me know.

It's much too late to get historical, but hey I teach History. In 1940 an Idaho construction company, Morrison and Knudsen was given a contract by the Navy to consruct naval air stations, airfields, barracks, defensive fortificatons on a variety of Pacific Islands, These included Midway, Wake, Johnson, Palmyra. and Somoa. It was a very big contract. It was given out without bidding as the Navy melded M-K with several smaller companies to form a construction conglomerate. Why is this important? These companies took on a job, had an expertise and a track record that allowed the Navy to select them. In the end they finished the work on Johnson and Midway, but were interrrupted on Wake where 1100 employess of M-K were captured and over 100 killed, 90 of which were executed on Wake in 45.

The Morrison Knudsen of today is the Kellogg, Brown and Root division of Halliburton. It has the talent and expertise and track record to meet the quals. I think if you dig deep enough you'll find the origins of KBR's work for the military is as a joint contractor with Morrison Kmudsen in 1940, building Navy airfields.

I hold no stock, know no employees or managers of Halliburton and KBR, but I think it's about time for someone to say it's not a crime for an American company to do a good job over a long period of time, and to have earned the contracts it receives.