tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post8148312246011573654..comments2023-09-06T05:58:02.522-07:00Comments on Palousitics: Military Pork, Wasteful and DeadlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-72909047683272368732007-10-16T20:22:00.000-07:002007-10-16T20:22:00.000-07:00On a personal level, I find this story smacking of...On a personal level, I find this story smacking of self-serving political favors, but not for the obvious reasons.<BR/>Way back when George Nethercutt was running against Patty Murray, I contacted Murray's office about my store not being able to bid on federal government contracts to provide Honda products to the federal government. My objection is that there is one dealer, in Russellville, Arkansas(!), that is allowed to bid and therefore receives every federal contract for every Honda ATV and motorcycle sold to the US government. It bothers me that a USDA office in St. John, WA is getting their Honda ATV's from Russellville, AR. <BR/>Me, in my naivete, thought she would care about a small business in Washington State, so I called her office and promptly received a letter that she would look into it and follow up. I'm still waiting and I still have the letter. All I am looking for is an open bidding process, but we are thrown under the bus for the political favors coming out of Arkansas.April E. Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940677956053695836noreply@blogger.com