Yup, that wily Georg…

Yup, that wily George Bush and Dick “Halliburton” Cheney have such a stranglehold on government that they can get Halliburton and their cronies all the sweetheart contracts. ‘Cept that…it doesn’t work that way

The U.S. Army plans within months to break up Halliburton Co.’s contract to provide support services for U.S. troops in Iraq — valued at up to $13 billion — and open the work to competitive bids, The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing an internal Army memorandum.

Houston-based Halliburton, whose chief executive from 1995 to 2000 was Vice President Dick Cheney, has been buffeted for months by accusations of overcharging on the contract, under which its Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) unit provides services such as dining, housing, laundry and transportation.

Halliburton spokeswoman Wendy Hall told the newspaper the Army’s move was expected and that KBR would consider bidding for parts of the work.

Does this mean that “Bushco” can’t just dictate who the Army uses for these contracts? Contrary to the accusations of the “Bush = Hitler” crowd, no, he can’t.

Also, what the story fails to mention is that the “accusations of overcharging” were actually revealed by a Halliburton internal audit in which at least one person lost their job. You’d think honesty by a government contractor would be something we all could support, but there’s too much hate in the Democrats to give Halliburton a fair shake.

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