Va. governor, US Reps condemn Pentagon's cuts

[SpartanDem]

Source: Business Week

Senior elected Democrats and Republicans in Virginia condemned a Pentagon decision Monday to cut the U.S. Joint Forces Command based in Norfolk.

The decision, announced by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, jeopardizes about 5,000 military jobs in the Hampton Roads region and many times more for contractors and those in support industries throughout southeastern Virginia, an area thick with bases.

Within 90 minutes, Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, four congressmen - two Democrats and two Republicans - and two Hampton Roads mayors were denouncing Gates' decision at a news conference the governor hastily convened in Norfolk. McDonnell was there for an unrelated event.

The command holds more than 1 million square feet of real estate in Suffolk, Va., and Norfolk, Va. It lists its mission as training troops from all services to work together for specific missions.


Read more: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HGMFFG1.htm

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Who says there's no bipartisanship in Washington these days

[sinkingfeeling]

1. But shutting down SS and Medicare would only cost the DC area a loss of 32,000

employees and about 128,000 across the country.

Edited to add link.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs041.htm

[greiner3]

2. So sad too bad;

Unfortunately that probably means VA won't vote Democratic for another generation.

[LargeGreenSpider]

3. Ah, Virginia ...

Home of hundreds of thousands reaping all the benefits of federal employment and taxpayer largesse, only to turn around and scream about government spending and then vote for right-wing nutsjobs.

The most screwball state in the us.