Comments on: Maritime Monday 132 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/maritime-monday-132/ A Blog About Ships Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:36:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fred Fry http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/maritime-monday-132/comment-page-1/#comment-14352 Fred Fry Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:26:41 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=3089#comment-14352 Thanks for your comment although I cannot see Biden as any friend of the Merchant Marine outside of what the Maritime Union leadership want him to be. <br><br>Since Barney Frank is calling for a 25% cut in military spending and there being a tape floating around on other blogs of how Obama plans to gut the military, I can't see the maritime side somehow escaping their ax, especially Military Sealift Command which is a large Maritime employer. Add to their their opposition to offshore oil drilling puts them in the enemy of the Merchant Marine in my book. They also want to kill coal which could be a good export cargo.<br><br>Not that McCain is a friend. Just better, for the very reasons stated above. Thanks for your comment although I cannot see Biden as any friend of the Merchant Marine outside of what the Maritime Union leadership want him to be.

Since Barney Frank is calling for a 25% cut in military spending and there being a tape floating around on other blogs of how Obama plans to gut the military, I can't see the maritime side somehow escaping their ax, especially Military Sealift Command which is a large Maritime employer. Add to their their opposition to offshore oil drilling puts them in the enemy of the Merchant Marine in my book. They also want to kill coal which could be a good export cargo.

Not that McCain is a friend. Just better, for the very reasons stated above.

]]> By: JPF http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/maritime-monday-132/comment-page-1/#comment-14326 JPF Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:04:39 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=3089#comment-14326 Screw McCain and Obama but based on support of the Merchant Marine I will vote for Biden and since Obama knows nothing about the issue, hopefully he'll listen to Biden.<br><br>Obama 08! Screw McCain and Obama but based on support of the Merchant Marine I will vote for Biden and since Obama knows nothing about the issue, hopefully he'll listen to Biden.

Obama 08!

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