"The difficulty now is how do you get a majority to
vote against their own interests, even if you could persuade them
that the changes would be best for the national
defense?"
Source: William S. Cohen, a former senator from
Maine and defense secretary under President Bill Clinton. The Obama
administration has yet to decide on whether to continue funding for
the F-22 Raptor fighter program. Though the President has pledged
the "days of giving defense contractors a blank check are over"...
saying it is one thing, and doing it at a cost of thousands of jobs
during a severe recession is another. Given that businesses in 44
states supply parts for the Raptor, discontinuing the program could
be a tough sell on Capitol Hill.
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