I really don’t have much to add to this:
After repeatedly bashing safety oversight by the Big Digs top management consultant, the Romney administration quietly tapped the controversial firm to inspect repairs of the Interstate 90 ceiling system that collapsed and killed a woman in July, the Herald has learned.
A spokesman for Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff said the firm has been conducting daily field inspections of remedial work inside the I-90 Seaport connector tunnel – essentially the same role it played before the collapse that killed Jamaica Plain motorist Milena Del Valle, 38.
Leadership, baby. That’s what Mitt Romney offers. Leadership, and independence, and good judgement.
Update: Oh yes, and as for new ‘Pike chair, all-around good guy John Cogliano, let’s see how plugged-in and hands-on he is:
A spokesman for the Turnpike Authority said last night that Romneys transportation chief, John Cogliano, was not aware the firm had been working in the connector tunnel until the administration was contacted by the Herald. Romney has been in charge of the tunnel repair work since mid-July.
When Secretary Cogliano heard about it, he thought it was entirely inappropriate and he is stopping it immediately, spokesman Jon Carlisle said. Pressed on who made the decision, Carlisle said it was a mid-level manager, but declined to elaborate.
You’re sure that wasn’t a “Mitt-level manager”? He’s in charge, right?
Anyone seen a buck stop around here lately? Maybe the buck’s in Iowa. Or South Carolina. I know Mitt’s looking for it somewhere.
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Heh.
Who in charge of this, that damn legislature, oh wait..
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Great job Muffy … aren’t you handling the Governor’s responsibilities when he is out of state? Which by the way is most of the time.
Anyone seen a buck stop around here lately? Maybe the buck’s in Iowa. Or South Carolina. I know Mitt’s looking for it somewhere.
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You dont even get to Iowa if you cross the bosses.
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: John Perkins
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Halliburton, Bechtel, and The Carlyle Group pull the strings of the Republican party
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“Bechtel Corporation, whose president was George Schultz and senior council was Casper Weinberger. When Carter was thrown out (and thats an interesting storyhow that actually happened), when he lost the election, and Reagan came in and Schultz came in as Secretary of State from Bechtel.”
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Read an interview here: http://www.democracy…
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Is he like the parent who keeps giving his kids control over the house while he goes away on “business”? He just leaves them a credit card and hopes they’ll use it wisely, even though they’ve trashed the house numerous times.
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Time for an intervention.