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Posted By Eagle_Eye 8 months ago in Political NewsIn the wake of the swine flu pandemic, we have another pork-related story for you.
When a new Democratic administration came into power with ample support in Congress, most hallmarks of the previous Dick Cheney-led government were cast aside. Torture, Guantanamo Bay prison, espousing personal religious beliefs in international doctrines... all gone.
But one major Cheney nugget has remained. The grand tradition of the no-bid contract.
But since the Democrats are running the show now, the no-bid contracts aren't necessarily steered toward the usual suspects like Halliburton and their offshoot, KBR.
Instead they're going to relatives of Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA)...
[L]ast year, Murtech received $4 million in Pentagon work, all of it without competition, for a variety of warehousing and engineering services... Murtech's most striking feature is its owner -- Robert C. Murtha Jr., 49. He is the nephew of Rep. John P. Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat who has significant sway over the Defense Department's spending as chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
And remember, much of that $4 million came specifically from no-bid contracts...
Robert Murtha Jr. says the no-bid arrangement was "the government's choice" and occurred because the government "got itself in a bind."
Although the younger Murtha is persistently reticent when asked exactly what it is his company does in exchange for that $4 million, we're sure it's a bargain. After all, in federal government terms, $4 million is like one of those store coupons whose actual cash value is 1/20 of a cent.
And it could be worse. The government could have given young Robert Murtha $150 million worth of pork to build and maintain a completely worthless airport in rural Pennsylvania-- an airport that got first dibs on the stimulus package passed earlier this year.
But young Robert never pitched the idea, so his Uncle Jack just had to give the taxpayers' money to someone else.
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nostalgia8 months ago
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The people in PA didn't seem to have a problem with Representative Kanjorski who also had money given to his nephew
One of the principals in the failed Cornerstone Technologies LLC, a company that promised to create jobs while receiving more than $9 million in federal funds, has re-emerged at a start-up company in Colorado.
Russell Kanjorski, the nephew of U.S. Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, D-Nanticoke, is the strategic planning director for AVA Solar Inc. The Fort Collins, Colo.,-based company has secured a $3 million federal grant and promises to employ up to 500 people next year.
Russell Kanjorski was a featured speaker at an alternative energy symposium March 13 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He spoke about the company’s technology and goal to mass produce a low cost solar panel based on production technology that’s an offshoot of Colorado State University research.
The solar-panel company received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar America Initiative and has the support of local economic development leaders and the university.
When contacted at his Colorado office, Kanjorski declined an interview about his latest employment.
While in Northeast Pennsylvania, Kanjorski served on the board of directors of Cornerstone Technologies. It halted operations in 2003 and company officials filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2006. Cornerstone reported $14,100 in assets compared with $1.34 million in debt, according to bankruptcy court records.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993700/p...
Rep Kanjorski had money steered to Cornerstone Technologies
There was a great deal in the PA press about this when Cornerstone went bankrupt
The voters still re-elected Kanjorski
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Eagle_Eye8 months ago
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Another waste......
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nostalgia8 months ago
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This is interesting:
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The headquarters of Murtech, in a low-slung, bland building in a Glen Burnie business park, has its blinds drawn tight and few signs of life. On several days of visits, a handful of cars sit in the parking lot, and no trucks arrive at the 10 loading bays at the back of the building.
Yet last year, Murtech received $4 million in Pentagon work, all of it without competition, for a variety of warehousing and engineering services. With its long corridor of sparsely occupied offices and an unmanned reception area, Murtech's most striking feature is its owner -- Robert C. Murtha Jr., 49. He is the nephew of Rep. John P. Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat who has significant sway over the Defense Department's spending as chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee
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