Comments on: Five Years After Hurricane Rita Disaster, Bus Company Gets ‘Tea Party’ Contract http://washingtonindependent.com/58180/five-years-after-hurricane-rita-disaster-bus-company-gets-tea-party-contract National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: monkeyboy64 http://washingtonindependent.com/58180/five-years-after-hurricane-rita-disaster-bus-company-gets-tea-party-contract/comment-page-1#comment-77380 monkeyboy64 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:02:54 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=58180#comment-77380 The former CEO is a hard core Republican. The firm did not own a single bus, but was just a service provider connecting passengers with operators, much like Orbitz. The former CEO is a hard core Republican. The firm did not own a single bus, but was just a service provider connecting passengers with operators, much like Orbitz.

]]> By: monkeyboy64 http://washingtonindependent.com/58180/five-years-after-hurricane-rita-disaster-bus-company-gets-tea-party-contract/comment-page-1#comment-77378 monkeyboy64 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:01:08 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=58180#comment-77378 As one of many former Busbank employees, I can safely say that the firm did little due diligence in working with the actual charter bus operators. I recently learned that they have declared bankrupcy. Good ridence to a bad service provider. As one of many former Busbank employees, I can safely say that the firm did little due diligence in working with the actual charter bus operators. I recently learned that they have declared bankrupcy. Good ridence to a bad service provider.

]]> By: Pug http://washingtonindependent.com/58180/five-years-after-hurricane-rita-disaster-bus-company-gets-tea-party-contract/comment-page-1#comment-74323 Pug Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:24:46 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=58180#comment-74323 <i>The CEO’s defense: “We’re not safety experts. We clearly need to depend on the federal government.”</i><br><br>Seems if you run a bus company you should know a little something about safety, doesn't it?<br><br>Do the Teabaggers know this guy is relying on the federal government for safety? The CEO’s defense: “We’re not safety experts. We clearly need to depend on the federal government.”

Seems if you run a bus company you should know a little something about safety, doesn't it?

Do the Teabaggers know this guy is relying on the federal government for safety?

]]> By: Posts about Texas Tea Parties as of September 9, 2009 | Texas Tea Parties http://washingtonindependent.com/58180/five-years-after-hurricane-rita-disaster-bus-company-gets-tea-party-contract/comment-page-1#comment-73858 Posts about Texas Tea Parties as of September 9, 2009 | Texas Tea Parties Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:54:07 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=58180#comment-73858 [...] role in a bus fire that killed 23 elderly nursing home residents fleeing Hurricane Rita in 2005. Five Years After Hurricane Rita Disaster, Bus Company Gets ‘Tea Party’ Contract – washingtonindependent.com 09/09/2009 Great scoop by Lindsay Beyerstein: The BusBank, a [...] [...] role in a bus fire that killed 23 elderly nursing home residents fleeing Hurricane Rita in 2005. Five Years After Hurricane Rita Disaster, Bus Company Gets ‘Tea Party’ Contract – washingtonindependent.com 09/09/2009 Great scoop by Lindsay Beyerstein: The BusBank, a [...]

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