Grab your political body armor, folks
Star-Telegram | 05/15/2005 | Grab your political body armor, folks: "The next four months will prove whether politics can be minimized in the Base Realignment and Closure process.
If you're a betting person, put money on 'no.'
In the first hours Friday after the Pentagon revealed its list of military facilities to be closed or realigned, lawmakers from states with bases targeted for closure were in a 4-foot hover, sputtering outrage and calls to arms.
'I am sorely disappointed with this list, and I will fight like hell to change it,' said Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., whose district includes part of Fort Monmouth.
'It simply makes no sense to close Otis [Air National Guard Base] in the post 9-11 world,' said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., of the Cape Cod facility.
'Today's decision … is nothing short of stunning, devastating and, above all, outrageous,' Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, said Friday about the possible closure of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
One does not repeat in polite company what the folks in New London, Conn., were saying after hearing that the submarine base there (with its 8,460 jobs) may be going away.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas was less dramatic in her phrasing as she assumed the gentle and measured tones that she's famous for, but her resolve to fight for Texas bases was clear."
It's about nothing but the politics.
If you're a betting person, put money on 'no.'
In the first hours Friday after the Pentagon revealed its list of military facilities to be closed or realigned, lawmakers from states with bases targeted for closure were in a 4-foot hover, sputtering outrage and calls to arms.
'I am sorely disappointed with this list, and I will fight like hell to change it,' said Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., whose district includes part of Fort Monmouth.
'It simply makes no sense to close Otis [Air National Guard Base] in the post 9-11 world,' said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., of the Cape Cod facility.
'Today's decision … is nothing short of stunning, devastating and, above all, outrageous,' Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, said Friday about the possible closure of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
One does not repeat in polite company what the folks in New London, Conn., were saying after hearing that the submarine base there (with its 8,460 jobs) may be going away.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas was less dramatic in her phrasing as she assumed the gentle and measured tones that she's famous for, but her resolve to fight for Texas bases was clear."
It's about nothing but the politics.
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