Tyler and GZP. You fellows are just too personal. You are "gone" for a while. pl
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Here is something more “constructive.” Anyone know who Obama’s Bechtel link is? http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/07/28/saudi-metro-contract-idINL1N0FY0DA20130728
Bechtel is a founding element of Aramco, and skews Republican by board membership. They got this contract due to some combination of competence, legacy contacts, and maybe some belief by Saudi Arabians that the western Republican oil/defense/engineering establishment is quite robust and a reliable friend of the rulers there.
If memories serves Mr George Schultz is on the BOD of Bechtel –
Thx. It’s hard not to gloat; I’ll try to keep it to myself. (but isn’t “gloat” a great word? I have to look it up in the OED. I bet it’s Scottish).
Hrrmph. OED sez (maybe) it (“gloat”) is Old High German, c. 1500. I’m stickin’ to my theory ’cause it’s more fun.