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Open Thread

By Tim Einenkel

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Aunt Clara evil?

It pains me that Palin's preacher would consider Aunt Clara "evil".

During the debate, McCain said that he saved the US 6 billions dollars on a tanker deal.

The truth is that McCain lobbied the Air Force to send a 100 billion dollar contract to EADS, the home of Airbus. Included would be 40,000 hi tech jobs that would be based in France.

What makes this especially bad is that it's the first time in history that a strategic part of our Air Force is being outsourced.

What makes it especially bad is that even though two Boeing executives have recently been indicted, Airbus had 22 executives indicted.

What makes it especially bad is that the new Airbus A380 is so big; most airports can't afford to let it land. It causes dangerous wind shears for other planes, and even a slight wind can cause a dangerous landing and when it takes off, sometimes the tail drags on the ground. This is who will be building a portion of our Air Force.

What makes it especially bad is that for the first time in it's history, EADS has given money to an American presidential candidate.

What makes it especially bad is that many EADS lobbyists work for McCain's campaign.

What makes it especially bad is that the media hasn't reported any of this. Everything I know comes from overseas newspapers and engineering magazines.

France thanks McCain.