In other words, "how dare they add these 5,000 jobs to Alabama instead of Kansas! Oh, the insanity!"
US lawmakers have reacted angrily after the US military awarded a 35-billion-dollar aircraft deal to Europe's Northrop Grumman/EADS group, in a major blow to US manufacturers Boeing.
"It's stunning to me that we would outsource the production of these airplanes to Europe instead of building them in America," said Republican Senator Sam Brownback about the Pentagon's decision.
"I'll be calling upon the Secretary of Defense for a full debriefing and expect there will be a protest of the award by Boeing."
[From US lawmakers blast Boeing defense contract snub]
The only reason that Brownback is mad about this deal is because the pork is going to Alabama and not Kansas. Even more, we are not just talking about building 179 tankers. Nope, the baseline is to run through 179 aircraft through the life of the contract, but they are also opening the possibility of commercial aircraft work. This is a huge deal for an industry that for a while has centered around Boeing.
Ain't competition a bitch?
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aren't republicans supposed to like Free Trade?
Oh wait, except when they don't get a cut.
Mr. Brownbag smells funny.
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