HILLARY CLINTON AND HALLIBURTON

New Yok Post ^ | 111-1-05 | BoulderEnviro

[BoulderEnviro]

New York Post http://www.nypost.com/business/56553.htm

Sen. Jeffords' bizarre idea: To establish a nationwide network of "Strategic Reserve" petroleum refineries, to be built by the Environmental Protection Agency and fired up whenever gasoline stockpiles seem ready to run dry.

Unfortunately, among the plan's many problems is the fact the government lacks the ability to construct even one refinery, let alone an entire network.

The only source of that expertise? What else but the Halliburton Co. of Houston, which Sen. Clinton has been accusing since early in the Iraq war of profiteering through no-bid government contracts.

[BoulderEnviro]

Senate Democrats solutions to rising energy prices is to put the EPA in charge of refineries? HA HA HA

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Welcome...

[acapesket]

YO! Nice try.. no cigar!

[acapesket]

oops.. sorry.. that WAS meant for the dope who can't spell and tried to post.. my sincere apologies!

[EagleUSA]

What else but the Halliburton Co. of Houston, which Sen. Clinton has been accusing since early in the Iraq war of profiteering through no-bid government contracts.
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Nice try Hitlery. Keep citing old news and information. The Marxist Witch of course, ignores the profiteering of oil companies, utility companies, and the like - which are all MONOPOLIES as well. Of course that does not warrant comment since the Clintons are very familiar with quid-pro-quo politics...

[Cicero]

Holy mackerel, where did the NY Post get that photo?

Vampire alert!

[ncountylee]

The beast looks like she has had an overhaul. Was government insurance used if I am correct?

[dk/coro]

Nothing new under the sun.

In 1974, the only way TAPS (Trans Alaska Pipeline Project) was approved and funded is that Barbra Sreisand had to stand in line around the block for gas.

As an aside, that was the only time privately held Bechtel (the other Halburton) functioned as an execution contractor, subordinate to Alyeska.

Steve Bechtel rued that decision until his death; even though, under his superb leadership we came in under budget (11B) and ahead of schedule by 7 months. What a magnificent company.

Those big building companies measure everything in terms of time. Money is ancillary. It was an incredible transition for an old Navy guy, steeped in rules and tradition.

As an example, we were lamenting the meager assets of the Alaska Railroad in a meeting, early on, in Fairbanks with the boss present. Bechtel looked straight ast me and directed me to "buy the damn railroad -- and fix it." And, I did...for 1 dollar from the DOT. Sold it back to the government in 1977 -- again for a buck. Whole transaction took less than 6 weeks.

True story. The country -- and congress -- wanted OIL!

There is a lesson here, me thinks. *S*

[umgud]

Sen. Jeffords' bizarre idea: To establish a nationwide network of "Strategic Reserve" petroleum refineries, to be built by the Environmental Protection Agency and fired up whenever gasoline stockpiles seem ready to run dry.

Barbara Streisand! The EPA is not in the business of building refineries. It is in the business to shut them down or hinder them.

[AmeriBrit]

Holy moley!.....She's had more than an overhaul, I barely recognized her. She's had a complete re-build........on everything above the neck. (Guess there was no hope for anything below that!)
What more proof does anyone want that she's running in 2008. 2 years will give everyone plenty of time to get used to the new face. (Personally I don't see any improvement)Whoever paid for it wasted their money!

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Far be it from me to call for a zotting. Might wind up looking like a gopher on crack.

[God luvs America]

ha-ha

[hoosiermama]

The eye look like she used Nancy's surgeon...Another couple of procedures and they'll pass for twins.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

We have new FRiends.

[demkicker]

Hell, Hillary's just jealous of Hugo Chavez and can't wait to get her grubby paws on our oil companies and our healthcare....

[BIGLOOK]

But in the morning.....

[Squantos]

Oh look , someone shaved a dogs butt and put lipstick on it......

[Broadarrow]

An absolutely absurd "solution" from Senate Democrats. Considering Hillary's penchant for socializing things like health care, perhaps not a shocking development.

Shows one thing - Democrats really have no solutions to any of the nation's problems. How on Earth would socializing the refining industry - under the EPA's authority no less - contribute to any kind of gas price relief? Remember this year and next when they try to use high gas prices against Republicans at the polls - their only solution was to put EPA in charge of gas production. Ludicrous!

The Halliburton tie-in is an interesting twist. Good that Christopher Byron picked up on that point. It's the only company around that could do the work. Clearly the Dems didn't stop and think about what they were proposing.

More news outlets need to pick this story up and run with it!

[BoulderEnviro]

Leave it to the party of Obstruction to propose something this scary! I dont know whats worse - her picture or the dems solution to higher energy costs.

[Broadarrow]

Absolutely.

Dems have no solutions, only an agenda of obstruction. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) even said the Dems will use energy prices as a partisan weapon next year. Desperate Dems in Disarray. To their advantage politically to have high gas prices. They'll want to keep them artificially high.