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2009-11-28 Home Front: Politix

Truck bid loss shows Texas may be losing leverage

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Posted by Fred 2009-11-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 There goes that "special relationship". BAE is British.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2009-11-28 02:12|| 2009-11-28 02:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Always pass that plant on I-10 into Houston. Not surprised the pols simply assumed that once they got it, it was theirs forever.

Posted by gromky 2009-11-28 02:28|| 2009-11-28 02:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Damn lucky Oshkosh got it and Barru didn't hand it off to the phueching CHINESE or RUSSIANS! Don't know whether they came out of Eglin AFB or NAS Pensacola, but seeing Russian HIND helicopters fly up and down Orange Beach last week was just about enough for me.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-11-28 06:25|| 2009-11-28 06:25|| Front Page Top

#4 The Pentagon's decision to shift the production of Army trucks from Texas to Wisconsin after 17 years caught Texas' elected officials by surprise, raising questions about overconfidence, a loss of political clout and the impact of economic incentives provided to the winning company by Wisconsin's Democratic governor.
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None of the above but corrupt politics as usual.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-11-28 09:58|| 2009-11-28 09:58|| Front Page Top

#5 If I were Texan, I would continue to build trucks there for the TNG.

Might come in handy down the road.

Posted by Skunky Glins****">Skunky Glins**** 2009-11-28 21:04|| 2009-11-28 21:04|| Front Page Top

#6 The 92-year-old Oshkosh Corp. undercut BAE Systems' bid by roughly 10 percent.

You snooze, you lose.

Posted by ed 2009-11-28 21:22|| 2009-11-28 21:22|| Front Page Top

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