McCain’s Boeing Battle Boomerangs

McCain is not a war hero but a war criminal who participated in an illegal,immoral war.He bombed a nation that WAS NO THREAT TO aMERICA AND LBJ SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPEACHED, AT THE VERY LEAST. McCAIN BOMBED CIVILIANS WHO DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE AMERICA WAS. BUT VIETNAMESE HAD BEEN FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE A LONG TIME AND AMERICAN IMPERIALISM WAS THEIR LAST ENEMY.

McCAIN DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING FOR CHAS. kEATING HE OBJECTED TO
WHEN THE BOEING CFO AND AIR FORCE OFFICER WERE CORRUPTING EACH OTHER OVER THE REFUELING CONTRACTS. McCAIN SHOULD HAVE RESIGNED AND STOOD TRIAL FOR CORRUPTION.THIS IS EXACTLY WHY AMERICA IS IMPLODING-
CORRUPT WARS, FROM VIETNAM TO IRAQ, TO CORRUPT SENATORS WHO CAN SELL OUT AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND THEN RUN FOR PRESIDENT SO HE CAN START ANOTHER CORRUPT,ILLEGAL WAR.

You think McCain works for the American people? He works for his lobbyist cronies, as he did in the Keating 5 and ever since. He has no clue how ordinary people live since he has 5 multimillion dollar homes and is married to a multimillionaire. He hasnasty sense of humor and a mean streak. A profile of a bully. McCain is a war hero because he was tortured, but he does not have the character to be President

Come tell the truth, McCain was not against Boeing winning the contract. What he was against was the idea of leasing the tankers and then down the road buying them. If you are going to tell a story then at least tell the whole story and not just what slants it the way you want it to look!!

Why is it you don't tell the whole story. What McCain objected to was the USAF leasing the tankers and therefore spending more money in the acquisition of them. I don't remember him objecting to Boeing selling the tankers to the USAF. It was about how it was done. So, we see that there is difference from the complete story and telling only what you want to tell. Let's redo the story and tell it properly!

Once again Newsweek shows its liberal bias. I actually used to enjoy the magazine but cancelled my subscription when it bacame nothing more than a left wing loudspeeker--and a lousy one at that!

As you attempt to discern between the presidential candidates ???Old Guard??? and ???Fantasy Island??? and their various employed strategy teams you lose track of where we really are in this country. My choice for President is now based on who can do the least damage to this country over the next four years? Reflecting on our younger generation who shall bear the brunt of what we leave them as my generation steps down from power and leaves them a world that has stage three cancer.
Our government strongly believes that the American population cannot think for themselves, the political view is telling them anything and they will forget within six months. Example is our Social Security system. Started going down hill once Congress started playing with the funds, next step was they withdrew from SS and created their own fund. They knew what was going too happened once corruption ran amuck within our government. Now SS is going broke, and the American people will have to make do with what they can save during their working careers.
This country is still great and I wish the politicians would stop trying to ruin it and start to deal with our problems without thinking of what is in it for them every time. When one of us uneducated inexperienced old tired person asks a question, please answer it with intelligence or at the very least research the question and get back to us with facts and bullet format recommendations as to the answer. Time to end my rambling and get back to work

As you attempt to discern between the presidential candidates ???Old Guard??? and ???Fantasy Island??? and their various employed strategy teams you lose track of where we really are in this country. My choice for President is now based on who can do the least damage to this country over the next four years? Reflecting on our younger generation who shall bear the brunt of what we leave them as my generation steps down from power and leaves them a world that has stage three cancer.
Our government strongly believes that the American population cannot think for themselves, the political view is telling them anything and they will forget within six months. Example is our Social Security system. Started going down hill once Congress started playing with the funds, next step was they withdrew from SS and created their own fund. They knew what was going too happened once corruption ran amuck within our government. Now SS is going broke, and the American people will have to make do with what they can save during their working careers.
This country is still great and I wish the politicians would stop trying to ruin it and start to deal with our problems without thinking of what is in it for them every time. When one of us uneducated inexperienced old tired person asks a question, please answer it with intelligence or at the very least research the question and get back to us with facts and bullet format recommendations as to the answer. Time to end my rambling and get back to work

God help Americans, but this is exactly the kind of policies to expect from a McCain government - if elected. This reveals another instance of economically-daft politicians shooting the American public in the foot with ill-advised positions. I think the Newsweek organisation owes it to its esteemed readers in the US and internationally to vividly and urgently publish news of this magnitude.

My only gripe is that Airbus is heavily subsidized by the E.U. a total unfair advantage, we shouldn't give them a penny until Airbus stands on its own feet without subsidation by the E.U. We're just keeping an unprofitable venture in the air and making them stronger, that's the reason they're able to save money over the U.S. company.

I worked as a sub contractor on this project, I was told the problem was that Boeing didn't meet the requirements as well as Airbus did, however the requirements by the Air Force were vague at best.

I am a certificated Aircraft Mechanic, and have worked on both Boeing and Airbus. My experience is that Airbus builds "Throw Aways," while Boeing is still building quality aircraft. Airbus has no tolerance for corrosion, having milled away all metal in excess of the engineered minimum. This minimum standard requires replacement of any structural part that corrodes even the slightest, and corrosion is inevitable. And, the wait of several months for repair parts to come from France would sabotage our supply system and therefore our war efforts. Boeing still uses enough metal that corrosion can be removed, surfaces re-treated and the part is remains serviceable.

Sounds like more of the same gov. we been dealing with the last 8 years. Why award this contract to Europeans? Mc Cain is doing wat the REPUKES do best, outsource jobs. Wat a shame for Boeing.

Registered lobbyists for EAD's...where was the press on this one? I would've thought that would have been picked up at the time,must have been public knowledge. By the time Congress and the executive wakes up this country will have lost all means of defending it's interests abroad.

What would the anonimous emails look like if McCain were a Democrat?: "Dem candidate stymies American (Boeing) bid while lobbying for French aircraft company." But, he is a Republican, and this story will not show up on television or through the crafty Republican anonimous email group. I guess we will just pass this off as some "pinko liberal news magazine's" biased reporting.