Pure thievery, nothing more.

I just don't understand how our reps in DC can ignore this kind of shit.

A top U.S. Army procurement official said HALLIBURTON's deals in
Iraq were the worst example of contract abuse she had seen as
Pentagon auditors flagged over $1 billion of potential
overcharges by the firm. Bunny Greenhouse, the Army Corps of
Engineers' top contracting official-turned whistle-blower, said
in testimony at a hearing by Democrats on Capitol Hill that
"every aspect" of Halliburton's oil contract in Iraq had been
under the control of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. "I
can unequivocally state that the abuse related to contracts
awarded to KBR (Kellogg Brown and Root) represents the most
blatant and improper contract abuse I have witnessed during the
course of my professional career," said Greenhouse, a
procurement veteran of more than 20 years. Her blistering
criticism came as Democrats released a new report including
Pentagon audits that identified more than $1.03 billion in
"questioned" costs and $422 million in "unsupported" costs for
Halliburton's work in Iraq.
(Reuters 10:06 PM ET 06/27/2005)

You want to prove you are anything but spineless, republicans? Break with party line and hold this bullshit accountable, RIGHT NOW. :mad: :mad: :mad:

http://www.usalone.com/index.htm

But how the hell do you get a name like Bunny Greenhouse?

that caused my ex to gag over yet another birth announcement for a wee Summer Moon or Rainbow and say, "If we ever have a kid, I'm naming it Pustule!" but the numbers don't work.

My guess is that it's a baby nickname that nobody dropped once it became inappropriate, something that should have happened by the age of 10.

She's probably got a perfectly reasonable first name. Or maybe not. It could be Beulah.