skippy the bush kangaroo: now halliburton is freed up to go on "the apprentice"

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

now halliburton is freed up to go on "the apprentice"

sean paul at the agonist points out just how incompetent the spendthrifts at halliburton were to get fired by the gummint:

my only complaint about news of halliburton's firing by the federal government to provide logistical support to us troops worldwide is that it didn't happen sooner. although the article cited above misleadingly conflates two seperate contracts and companies into the one which the government made with halliburton, greg witte, of the washington post, does manage to write a fitting eulogy for the deal.

don't know how bad the deal with halliburton (and other companies) was, well, here's a clue:

government audits turned up more than $1 billion in questionable costs. whistle-blowers told how the company charged $45 per case of soda, double-billed on meals and allowed troops to bathe in contaminated water.

stick that yellow ribbon on your suv and support the troops indeed--but be sure to let your government piss all that money away. after all, there are only so many $45 cases of soda that can swallow an $18 billion allocation for iraqi reconstruction, 90% of which has been spent. the remaining $1.8 billion must be "obligated," as witte reports, "by the end of september.

posted by skippy at 6:26 PM |