For all their happy talk about improving diplomatic relations with America's traditional allies, Democrats didn't hesitate to go ballistic after the Pentagon awarded a big contract for Air Force refueling tankers to Northrop Grumman and a European partner rather than to Boeing.(The Week)(Brief article)

For all their happy talk about improving diplomatic relations with America's traditional allies, Democrats didn't hesitate to go ballistic after the Pentagon awarded a big contract for Air Force refueling tankers to Northrop Grumman and a European partner rather than to Boeing. Hillary Clinton complained of outsourcing and Barack Obama expressed surprise that "an American company ... would not have done this job." Yet Air Force officials insist that the KC-45A, based on the Airbus A330, is the best choice for the military. Air Force acquisition chief Sue Payton, dragged up to Capitol Hill for a grilling, told lawmakers that the joint U.S.-European bid provided "the best overall value to the warfighter and to every American taxpayer." Some Democrats would like to blame the result on John McCain. Several years ago, he called attention to illegal contacts between the Air Force and Boeing, which led to ...