Lockheed accepts Obama’s ‘guidance’ and will delay sending layoff notices until after election

Michelle Malkin Blog ^ | October 1, 2012 | Doug Powers

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As we discussed on Saturday, the Obama administration has offered to cover expenses (court-ordered penalties, severence costs, etc) for contractors willing to ignore the WARN Act by delaying sending layoff notices to tens of thousands of their employees who will likely be hit by Pentagon budget cuts.

[Cheerio]

When I used to work in the Government contracting business fines and penalties for not followng the law were classified as an "UNALLOWABLE COST" and could not be billed to the Government in any form. New era folks working under the lawless Obama admin.

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Sooooo, does conspiring to break Federal employment laws count as “high crimes and misdemeanors”?

If no, why not?

[Ann Archy]

This is ILLEGAL!!! The Warren Act (?) says 60 day notice......

I DETEST OUR MEDIA FOR NOT REPORTING THIS CORRUPTION!!!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Thus Obama reaps another windfall from the Big Lie that he has the election in the bag.

As a Government contractor Lockheed is no doubt terrified of crossing him. If they do and he wins again they are SOOOOOO SCROOOOOOOOOOOD.

[dalereed]

Put the execs of lockheed in prison with big fines and impeach obama!!!

[NonValueAdded]

the Obama administration has offered to cover expenses (court-ordered penalties, severence costs, etc) for contractors willing to ignore the WARN Act

sounds to me like someone is committing a felony.

[DonaldC]

When you live off the gov tit, that’s what happens.

[Myrddin]

Lockheed employees should prepare a class action suit against the company and inform them that they will proceed with filing if the company fails to issue the WARN Act notices on Nov 2nd as prescribed by law.

Even more fun...100,000 individual law suits against Lockheed for failure to notify on time.

[NonValueAdded]

It also sounds like Lockheed will have to issue guidance to their shareholders on the exposure.

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Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don’t add you to the list...

[Cheerio]

I have been thinking about this the last month as the cooked polls tend to indicate the Won has it in the bag. It the GOP can hold the House and by some stroke of good fortune take back the Senate, would there be enough cajones between the two chambers to IMPEACH?

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It also sounds like Lockheed will have to issue guidance to their shareholders on the exposure.

Lockheed has no exposure (as far as their legal department is concerned). IF Obama keeps his word, the taxpayers will fully cover any expenses.

[molson209]

if these people vote for Obama ,they are voting for their own pink slip

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Dunno, I’ll ask my Senators Boxer and Feinstein to get right on it.

[Right Wing Assault]

Similar to the CRA where gummint told banks to make risky loans and that they would cover it if the loans went bad.

It is not the gummint’s job to be the “insurance agent” for people doing illegal or stupid things?

Funny if Romney prosecuted them when he wins and tell them all obama agreements are off since they are illegal.

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if these people vote for Obama ,they are voting for their own pink slip

Yup. And obama wants to make sure they lambs go to the slaughter thinking of skittles, rainbows and unicorns.

[Uncle Miltie]

Isn’t telling people to violate the law while you are the law a violation of the law?

[Mr. Jeeves]

It the GOP can hold the House and by some stroke of good fortune take back the Senate, would there be enough cajones between the two chambers to IMPEACH?

As Exhibit A, I refer you to Rand Paul's recent bill to suspend foreign aid to Pakistan, Egypt, and Libya. It failed 81-10 with nine abstentions.

A few additional Senators with (R) after their names will not come close to making the kind of conservative majority necessary to convict and remove a sitting President.

[Buckeye McFrog]

would there be enough cajones between the two chambers to IMPEACH?

Not on your life. Bill Clinton has made the office virtually Impeachment-proof for Democrats. If they did not have the stones to throw him out with the stacks and stacks of evidence, it will never happen. And hell, we can't even get Boehner to object strongly.