[West Coast Conservative]

Bush called the pool back at about 2.30 to issue a very strong defense of port deal... MORE... On port deal he said he would veto any legislation to hold up deal and warned the united states was sending "mixed signals" by going after a company from the middle east when nothing was said when a british company was in charge. Lawmakers, he said, must "step up and explain why a middle eastern company is held to a different standard." Bush, sporting the air force one fight jacket and a tie, was very forceful when he delivered the statement... MORE...

[MineralMan]

"Lawmakers, he said, must "step up and explain why a middle eastern company is held to a different standard.""

Well, let's see....

Great Britain's official state religion is the Church of England (Christianity)

Dubai's state religion is Islam.

The Terrorists religion is....Islam.

There you have the difference. Thank you very much for your attention.

[DC Ripper]

>>Lawmakers, he said, must "step up and explain why a middle eastern company is held to a different standard."<<

You..are..kidding me. He actually said THAT?

[TheCrusader]

"Lawmakers, he said, must "step up and explain why a middle eastern company is held to a different standard."

That won't be too difficult, Mr. President. The other country was Britain, our staunchest and closest ally in the world. Dubai, on the other hand, openly supports some of our worst enemies, (the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents). How's that for a start, Mr President?