Verb great statistics and comments. Why is it that we must always deal
in facts and figures while they get to deal in rumor and inuendo?

Hmm.... no bid contracts that isn't right. Competion among companies is
what drive them to provide the best product for consumer to compelete
his objective. Look at the jeep, in WWII the government said to
companies to build a scout veicle that can stand to rugged terrain, take
a hell of a beating, and light enough to ship to the fore front of the
war. So many companies competed for the contract that it produce the
winning war chariot the jeep.

With a no bid contract that is like giving a bank check with out
evaulating it's effectiveness. It's like pay for 100s of hours work
before the job is start and their no design or plan to get the job done.

That must mean that Cheneye was so screwed out of his mind because
giving a no bid contract looks like he was in bed with Haliberton. And
Haliberton also screw the taxpayer in the process.

and so far congress has done nothing about it.

C'mon 'gardenforge',

You're starting to sound like the Eros' old, bitter and condescending
'mother in law', in greek mythology. (Mythology: not factual, but 'real'
old legends (story like)that inspire and teach solid life lessons; a bit
like the Bible for some).

Even SHE gave up the 'we - they' battle, and reconciled with her
son-in-law, Eros, a life long sworn ennemy since marrying her daughter.

It's just that 'WE' all know you can do a lot better than lower yourself
to such petty losing battles 'gardenforge'.

We sympathise, should you be going through a rough patch of late.

But darn it 'gardenforge', shake out of it!!! 'WE' need you in your
best form here.