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We all know about the crooked, defense-contract shenanigans<\/a> of Rep. Murtha from Pennsylvania and his deserted, tax-payer funded airport.<\/a> But how about this Rep. Neil Abercrombie fellow<\/a> who recently won the coveted porker of the month from Citizens Against Government Waste<\/a> (I’m sure you already figured out his party affiliation). Apparently, the congressman is legislating that the construction for the new Marine base(s) in Guam be paid at exorbitant wages to friendly unions\/companies that paid for his previous campaigns. The CBO estimates<\/a> it will add another $10B to the cost, but hey what’s another billion here and there in a crippling recession. The congressman isn’t just robbing the taxpayers to pay for his 2010 governor’s race in Hawaii, he’s bragging about it. From Breitbart<\/a>:<\/p>\n His critics say Abercrombie is trying to win the 2010 race for governor at Guam’s expense. They’re worried that ramped-up wages\u2014tripling pay for bricklayers, for example\u2014would lead to a roller-coaster economy with high inflation and a plummet once construction ends in 2014. They also worry the relocation might be scuttled altogether if he gets his way.<\/p>\n “He is obviously playing to the major portion of his constituency, labor union members, in order to win that election,” said John Robertson, a director with the Guam Contractors Association.<\/p>\n Abercrombie’s response? “Duh.”<\/strong><\/p>\n “Of course I’m playing to working people. The building trades and working people have been the foundation of my political career for 36 years,” he said. “If I didn’t do this, people would say, ‘What’s wrong with him?'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I was once marooned in Guam for the better part of a month since some equipment in the engine room on our boat was busted. Very nice folks on the island, but, man, it is really small. It took us about half-an-hour to drive from one side to the other in the Ford Escort we rented, and that’s after we were delayed by a water buffalo standing in the road. It may be important that the Marines relocate from Okinawa in Japan to Guam<\/a>, but why does a congressman from thousands of miles of way feel like he can turn the place into his own pig pen. Anyone else tired of defense contracts being dictated by political priorities in Washington as opposed to national security priorities?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"