[Defense companies are doing well, but] is this war profiteering? ... You have to look at it on a case-by-case basis. |
[The purchase] is like a daydream of a used car salesman; we paid big bucks for lemons, ... We're buying lemons for Iraqi allies who have bull's-eyes on their backs. That's crazy. |
A national political machine has been created with this system. |
And in almost every case, the local people who really need to be making the money are at the bottom of these upside-down pyramid schemes. |
but it is only a small snapshot of what is going on. |
Dave Weldon is the one who loses the most here because he isn't going out of his way to show his complete record. He's going to let this case cloud his reputation. |
getting a pass on accountability. |
He hasn't made a lot of money. |
He's basically judge, jury and executioner for all this money. |
I don't know how people wouldn't feel uncomfortable with the idea that money is being wasted there and it's not being used for the war on terror and protecting the homeland. |
I give him a C-minus. It's better than we've had, but we've got a long way to go to get this federal fiscal house in order. ... I would give him a much higher grade if he had vetoed just one (spending) bill. |
I guarantee we're going to come back to this after everything has been reviewed and find we paid Nordstrom prices when we should have been paying Wal-Mart costs. |
I have better things to do than hunting around for where the money is hidden, ... We would rather the government be doing this, creating a one-stop shop. Is that really too much to ask? |
If Katherine Harris put out the list, then 534 other members can do it too. |
If they're telling everybody to tighten their belts and they're leasing these luxury cars, it just doesn't fly in Peoria. |