I've got no dog in the fight over the $35 billion contract Boeing just won, over EADS, to provide a flying gas station (other than my persistent skepticism about [a] the need for any given military program and [b] the absence of cronyism from the decision-making process, especially in this case). But I do want to point out that Boeing is pretty lobbied-up (I may be the only one who uses that expression, but it's a good one).
Here are some of Boeing's lobbyists (many of whom may never have lobbied on the tanker deal):
- Former Rep. Bill Paxon
- Former House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt
- Linda Daschle, wife of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
- Scoop Jackson aide Denny Miller
- Former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Stewart Verdery
- Tony Podesta
- Former Obama aide Oscar Ramirez
- Former House Approps Spokesman John Scofield
- Former Bush Treasury Aide Tara Bradshaw