Obama isnt really all that liberal

[Willie99]

FDR signed the War Powers Act of 1941 enabling, among other things, the ability for the military to enter no bid contracts.
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Truman signed Executive order 10210

[SIZE=-1]AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO EXERCISE THE FUNCTIONS AND POWERS SET FORTH IN TITLE II OF THE FIRST WAR POWERS ACT, 1941, AS AMENDED BY THE ACT OF JANUARY 12, 1951, AND PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF SUCH FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the First War Powers Act, 1941, as amended by the act of January 12, 1951, entitled "An Act To amend and extend title II of the first War Powers Act, 1941" (Public Law 921, 81st Congress), hereinafter called the Act, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, and deeming that such action will facilitate the national defense, it is hereby ordered as follows:
PART I
Under such regulations, which shall be uniform to the extent practicable, as may be prescribed or approved by the Secretary of Defense:
1. The Department of Defense is authorized, within the limits of the amounts appropriated and the contract authorization provided therefor, to enter into contracts and into amendments or modifications of contracts heretofore or hereafter made, and to make advance, progress, and other payments thereon, without regard to the provisions of law relating to the making, performance, amendment, or modification of contracts.[/SIZE]

 

[Willie99]

Maybe you prefer to read about LBJ and Vietnam

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~excda/rmk.pdf

Responsibility for building that necessary infrastructure was
given over to the largest construction entity ever, the RMK-BRJ (Raymond
International, Morrison-Knudsen, Brown & Root, and J.A. Jones Construction).
Calling itself "The Vietnam Builders" and receiving highly lucrative "no bid"
contracts, this consortium of private corporations was to turn southern Vietnam
into a modern, integrated military installation that would enable the United States
to properly defend its client. The Vietnam Builders had entered into a contract
with the US federal government, via the U.S. Navy, as the exclusive contractor
for the huge military buildup that was to come; there would be no open bidding or
otherwise competitive process.
The fact that the nation of "South" Vietnam

 

[Willie99]

It must be a shock to many to learn that Bush didn't break any laws, that no bid contracts are common during a period of war or at times disasters strike, and that much of their hatred for Bush is based on lies, deceit and bullshit.

The history and the evidence and the precedents are overwhelming, yet the truths are never told and rarely known.






Clinton, LBJ, Truman and FDR are all criminals too.

If I need to, I'm sure I can find single source contracts entered into by Carter and Kennedy too, I'm just trying to stick to the really really big stuff.

 

[Willie99]

Willie why are you comaring SS to an 401K? you know that it is more of an insurance policy, that's why I brought up AIM.

You know about any other wars that we had NBC's?

and the SSA is not an "insurance policy", it's a retirement plan by design. In reality, it's a pyramid scheme. The largest unrecorded liability in the world, probably larger than all the other unrecorded liabilities in the world combined. The only retirement plan in this country not subject to some sort of minimum funding obligations.

I'd take an insurance plan over SSA. Even if people invested in some piss poor annuity plan guaranteeing something like 3%, they'd all be better off.