"Michael Zaharis" wrote in message
...


Tarver Engineering wrote:

"Michael Zaharis" wrote in message
...


Tarver Engineering wrote:


All aviation is politics and the F-15 survives on Gephardt's vote. The

USAF

has less options than they did last Summer. I personally believe an

F/A-18x

buy would be symbolic of why dishonest management leads to humble pie.


Pardon my ignorance, but isn't he F/A-18E/F managed by the same people
that manage the F-15? Aren't they both built in St. Louis?


I am not claiming there is any ethical problem with the F-15's
management.

Then why is the F-15 in worse shape, politically, than the F/A-18, as
mentioned in your earlier post? Not disagreeing, just trying to
understand.

Sen. Dick Gephardt of Missouri also expressed his concern on the possible
closure of Boeing's F-15 production line.

http://www.clw.org/atop/newswire/nw072601.html

``The production line of F-15 will have no option but to shut down if Korea
does not select F-15,'' Gephardt was quoted as saying in the U.S. Senate
Armed Services Committee held on Feb. 27 to confirm the appointment of Paul
Wolfowitz as U.S. deputy defense secretary.

http://www.iamaw.org/publications/fa...over_story.htm

The demonstration of support and enthusiasm for Gephardt's presidential bid
lasted for fifteen minutes. The sustained applause mixed with popping
flashes as photographers sought to capture the moment.

By the time Gephardt exited the room, those who would vote on the
endorsement knew the sco 90,000 IAM members had lost their jobs since
January 2001.

http://www.house.gov/akin/release/20010801.html