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...from consideration at the convention would reduce his clout in shaping the party's platform and in working with Jackson to overhaul the delegate selection rules, which were shown to be unfair this year. "The 1,200 delegates he has now need a leader," said Connecticut Senator Christopher J. Dodd, a Hart supporter. "At the convention you can do a lot of things other than just pick a nominee...
Strong-willed and often abrasive, Caddell last year shopped around for a candidate to run in the Democratic primaries. He sounded out Senators Dale Bumpers of Arkansas, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Joseph Biden of Delaware, but none were willing...
...Navy and Air Force fighter engine contracts to the General Electric company (GE). The Pratt and Whitney subsidiary of United Technologies (UT) had previously been the sole supplier of the F-15 and F-16 Air Force fighter engines, and the F-14 Navy engine. Surprise, surprise--Sen. Dodd's and Rep, Kennelly's home state of Connecticut also happens to be the home of Pratt and UT, while much of the new GE business will be done in Lynn, Mass...
...largest amount of goods and services of any government agency. Just to indicate the importance of last week's engine controversy, United Technologies received 47 percent of its profit last year from engine and spare part sales, the majority of which were to the military. Sen. Dodd estimated the cost to the taxpayer of this supplier change at $2 to $3 billion. And fighter engines constitute only a small part of the defense budget...
What makes the whole practice look entirely silly is the fact that it is the ostensibly "peace-minded" politicians who seem to draw the greatest delight out of pushing defense contracts for their local firms. The irony of a Kennedy or a Dodd getting worked up over who gets to build what weapon should be lost on no one who follows their liberal voting records closely...