I guess our Crying Johnnie is only against spending . . . except when it's in his own District!
Bush tried to kill the second engine for the F-35.
Defense Secretary Gates has been trying to kill it.
And now Obama and the House finally gets it done, over Boehner's objection.
Given that the General Electric engine is made in Boehner's state of Ohio, I'm not surprised . . . Saves the country $450 million.
You'd think this would be a perfect opportunity for Boehner to prove his cost-cutting bona fides. However, Pratt & Whitney, the company responsible for the F-35's engine, is not located in Boehner's Ohio district. But the General Electric Aviation plant that would've gotten the work is.
Boehner told reporters that, âAs you all know that I believe that over the next 10 years that this will save the government money.â
GOP Rep. Tom Rooney of Florida disagreed, saying the savings are "bogus."
âCompetition does not mean buying two of everything,â Rooney said. âIf that were the case, every aircraft would have multiple source engines."
http://www.minyanville.com/dailyfee...t/?camp=syndication&medium=portals&from=yahoo
Bush tried to kill the second engine for the F-35.
Defense Secretary Gates has been trying to kill it.
And now Obama and the House finally gets it done, over Boehner's objection.
Given that the General Electric engine is made in Boehner's state of Ohio, I'm not surprised . . . Saves the country $450 million.
You'd think this would be a perfect opportunity for Boehner to prove his cost-cutting bona fides. However, Pratt & Whitney, the company responsible for the F-35's engine, is not located in Boehner's Ohio district. But the General Electric Aviation plant that would've gotten the work is.
Boehner told reporters that, âAs you all know that I believe that over the next 10 years that this will save the government money.â
GOP Rep. Tom Rooney of Florida disagreed, saying the savings are "bogus."
âCompetition does not mean buying two of everything,â Rooney said. âIf that were the case, every aircraft would have multiple source engines."
http://www.minyanville.com/dailyfee...t/?camp=syndication&medium=portals&from=yahoo
