Senator concerned politics played role in base closings

From The Raw Story

In a carefully worded statement, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) questioned why states that supported President Bush's reelection (red states) had a net job gain of 11,000, while states that opposed Bush (blue states) lost nearly 25,000 positions.

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The heaviest hemorrhaging of service jobs—8,586—are in Connecticut, home of Democratic Sens. Joe Lieberman and Chris Dodd.

The largest gains, meanwhile, are in President Bush's home state of Texas, which will see a net increase in military jobs by 6,150 under the plan.

Base Closing Job Loss/Gain for Red and Blue States

Red States Alabama: + 2,664 Alaska: - 4,619 Arizona: - 550 Arkansas: + 3,585 Colorado: + 4,917 Florida: + 2,757 Georgia: + 7,423 Idaho: - 659 Indiana: + 2,197 Iowa: - 6 Kansas: + 3, 582 Kentucky: - 3,658 Louisiana: - 1,297 Mississippi: - 1,678 Missouri: - 3,679 Montana: -124 Nebraska: -213 Nevada: + 1,059 New Mexico: - 2,849 North Carolina: - 422 North Dakota: - 2,654 Ohio: + 241 Oklahoma: + 3,919 South Carolina: + 709 South Dakota: - 3,797 Tennessee: + 1,088 Texas: + 6,150 Utah: - 446 Virginia: - 1,574 West Virginia: - 251 Wyoming: + 37 Total Personnel/Job Gains: 11,852 (Net)

Blue States California: - 2,018 Connecticut: -8,586 Delaware: + 91 District of Columbia: - 6,496 Hawaii: - 298 Illinois: - 2,698 Maine: - 6,938 Maryland: + 9,293 Massachusetts: + 491 Michigan: + 125 Minnesota: - 262 New Hampshire: + 4 New Jersey: - 3,760 New York: - 1,071 Oregon: - 1,083 Pennsylvania: - 1,878 Rhode Island: + 531 Vermont: + 56 Washington: + 760 Wisconsin: - 552 Total Personnel/Job Losses: - 24,289 (Net)