catbirdseat Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Outdoor Research Benefits Lawmakers are mostly successful in having their favors go to the companies they select. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Bremerton, said that each year, on average, only one company he favors with an earmark fails to get the contract. He had 23 earmarks in the most recent defense bill. Take the case of one of his 2006 earmarks. The Marines gave Seattle-based Outdoor Research a sole-source contract for fire-resistant winter gloves. At the time, the Marine Corps was evaluating several gloves, according to documents obtained by The Times. But the Marines justified giving Outdoor Research the no-bid contract because evaluation results "will not be available in time to proceed immediately." The Marines said the earmarked gloves were needed urgently, but it never asked Congress for them in its budget request from months earlier. Outdoor Research has succeeded in getting earmarks again for 2007 and 2008. Congressional sponsors of these earmarks — Dicks and Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell — have collected more than $11,000 in combined campaign contributions from Outdoor Research executives since 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 this is spray. spray. spray I tell you. there's more spray here than when micclitrop squirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 It's amazing how many outdoors/climbing companies do military contracts. Don't like earmarks and porkbarrel pet projects? Neither does this guy: JBoLgxP1Lgw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 spray move to spray. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 wow, that was fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Stuff bought by the US military has to be made in the States. OR has some manufacturing here in Seattle, and have been making gloves for the military for a long time. I guess I'm not sure what is so newsworthy about any of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 The boat that the navy never ordered - or wanted: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003948586_favorfactory14m.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 You could fix a washed out road in a National Park for that kind of money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 The NPs get all the dough they need. The FS on the other hand..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builder206 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 The NPs get all the dough they need. I want whatever she's smoking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 The NPs get all the dough they need. I want whatever she's smoking I thought you wanted pinks pole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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