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Bush will veto any bill to stop port deal
AP ALERT

Posted on 02/21/2006 12:32:20 PM PST by Brian Mosely

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Bush says the deal allowing an Arab company to take over six major U.S. seaports should go forward and he will veto any bill that would stop it.


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To: sangrila

Don't you see? Miers was a brilliant tactic by Bush..

lol, I don't get these people.


1,081 posted on 02/21/2006 2:55:36 PM PST by Lauretij2
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To: Redleg1963

Ping!


1,082 posted on 02/21/2006 2:55:53 PM PST by EX52D (They say that anger is just love disappointed...)
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To: isrul

I respect your opinion as I do not know much about this business and look forward to seeing how the situation plays out.
I am just cautious to align myself with Hitlery or Schmuckie Schumer.
Either way, people are going to be pissed at Bushy.


1,083 posted on 02/21/2006 2:56:24 PM PST by JerseyDvl ("Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"-Samuel Johnson to the Dems of today.)
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To: sangrila
I can't see how he thought that would benefit him. Say Hello to Sam Alito. An openly pro-life candidate in the midst of an Arlen Specter led committee.

As for Iran, I don't think Bush gets a daily briefing each morning about my activities, but he does of those running Iran.

1,084 posted on 02/21/2006 2:56:39 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: Stentor

the mass hysteria on this issue is sort of telling. don't people realize the democrats don't do anything if national security is at stake?


1,085 posted on 02/21/2006 2:56:39 PM PST by WoofDog123
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To: CharlesWayneCT; onyx

Excellent post; thanks for the ping, onyx.

Another freeper wondered if the UAE had given us permission for air space with regard to Iran or some other similar deal. My stepson was stationed in Jordan in early 2003 before we went into Iraq, although Jordan's cooperation was not publicized at the time at their specific request.


1,086 posted on 02/21/2006 2:56:51 PM PST by Peach
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To: Junior_G
Sorry Junior,

Forgive me if I believe in common courtesy.

More than that, you simply aren't worth the effort.

1,087 posted on 02/21/2006 2:56:53 PM PST by A Citizen Reporter
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To: onyx

LOL I'm showering later!


1,088 posted on 02/21/2006 2:56:54 PM PST by hipaatwo
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To: Lauretij2

Nothing you said has anything to do with you talking about another poster behind their back; you've been here long enough to know that's not appreciated on this forum, even if you and your pals think it's cute.

This isn't a chatroom.


1,089 posted on 02/21/2006 2:57:10 PM PST by Howlin ("Quick, he's bleeding! Is there a <strike>doctor</strike> reporter in the house?")
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To: demlosers

----Apparently, there is more to this than meets the eye.----

I'd like to think so.

But then I remember the Harriet Miers nomination, which stands as one of the ultimate examples of GWB's capacity for extraordinarily bad judgment.

Whether there's a master strategic plan behind this or not, Bush simply doesn't have a political leg to stand on here. As with Miers, he's pursuing something so completely indefensible on its face that his own party can't support it (but Canal-sellin' Jimmy Carter can!).

As with Miers, all we're getting from Bush in defense of the indefensible is "TRUST ME." And, as with Miers, that just plain ain't good enough.

-Dan

1,090 posted on 02/21/2006 2:57:15 PM PST by Flux Capacitor (Trust me. I know what I'm doing.)
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To: clawrence3
For the record, Rush is not saying he supports the ports deal - he is just saying we need to get the CORRECT facts out there in light of the tsunami against this.

I heard Rush today for about 15 minutes and that was my take too.

1,091 posted on 02/21/2006 2:57:50 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: Cyclopean Squid
He's risking his entire fortune on one issue, an issue that to me seems overblown. Maybe there's more to it, but right now all I see is hand-wringing and speculation.

Yep.

1,092 posted on 02/21/2006 2:58:05 PM PST by beyond the sea (Alan Simpson: "All you get is controversy, crap, and confusion from the media.")
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To: DC Ripper
"Apparently, there is more to this than meets the eye." If there is, George Bush feels no need to explain it, apparently.

I was hearing a guy on Rush today (until I got interupted by a psycho customer of mine) who said Bush is allowing this to happen as part of a deal to combat terror. I didn`t hear the rest of it, but I assume a deal was stuck with the likes of "If you let us hold this port deal we can get you Osama or Zarqawi" or whatever, which to me would make sense. I mean think of it this way: If they offered Osamas head on a silver platter you think Bush is going to turn it down? If he could strike a major death blow to Al-Qaeda, I think he would give absolutely anything. But on the other hand, if it is found out that this is solely for money, or any other reason (which I doubt), Bush is finished. Democrats will tear him to shreds for the next 90 years.

1,093 posted on 02/21/2006 2:58:35 PM PST by Screamname (Tagline)
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To: cripplecreek

Sitting here reading all of this, that is exactly what I was thinking especially in light of the news President Bush has a new BROTHER Bill Clinton.


1,094 posted on 02/21/2006 2:58:38 PM PST by red irish (Gods Children in the womb are to be loved too!)
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To: Bushbacker1
It's seems people are jumping up and down and no one knows the facts. Let's let it shake out.

Aha....... now there's a voice of reason!

1,095 posted on 02/21/2006 2:59:55 PM PST by beyond the sea (Alan Simpson: "All you get is controversy, crap, and confusion from the media.")
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To: Flux Capacitor
But then I remember the Harriet Miers nomination, which stands as one of the ultimate examples of GWB's capacity for extraordinarily bad judgment.

Yep, right up there with his capacity for beating the Democrats in every fight.

1,096 posted on 02/21/2006 2:59:59 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: TheCrusader

US Customs still has complete control over port security.

Of course US Customs does not load containers. US Customs Inspectors are supposed to be watching P&Os workers now.

Your suggestion that there will be more for customs agents to watch out for is ridiculous.


1,097 posted on 02/21/2006 2:59:59 PM PST by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestu s globus, inflammare animos)
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To: livius
That's very interesting. So this is sort of like the Danish cartoons, in other words. Somebody is using this?

Not only that, but it's not like DPW is trying to be secretive about this thing. "Dubai Ports World" isn't the kind of name you'd use for a company if you are a Muslim looking to infiltrate U.S. port security.

A name like "Rear Admirals and @ss Pirates Shipping, Inc." would have been enough to guarantee Chuck Schumer's support of the deal.

1,098 posted on 02/21/2006 3:00:20 PM PST by Alberta's Child (Leave a message with the rain . . . you can find me where the wind blows.)
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To: Lauretij2

LOL

Up until recently I was a staunch Bush supporter. I wish I could still say I have confidence, but I really don't after this. I just think I heard John Gibson say that Jimmy Carter supports this deal. That says it all.


1,099 posted on 02/21/2006 3:00:27 PM PST by sangrila
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To: sinkspur

And I'm wondering why not?


1,100 posted on 02/21/2006 3:01:30 PM PST by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author:)
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