As a candidate for president in 2008, then-Sen. Obama frequently derided the Bush administration for the awarding of federal contracts without competitive bidding. Giving a commitment to do better, then-candidate Obama told a campaign rally audience in Michigan “I will finally end the abuse of no-bid contracts once and for all…the days of sweetheart deals for Halliburton will be over when I'm in the White House."
I guess what he said was ‘technically’ true. He hasn’t given any sweetheart deals to Halliburton since becoming president, but it appears he HAS given such sweetheart deals to HIS political supporters. Reports today indicate that the Obama administration did award in January a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to Checchi & Company, a company owned by a Democratic campaign contributor. Reports indicate the award was given without entertaining competitive bids.
So much for doing what you say. Unfortunately, regardless of the party, I’m not a bit surprised.
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