[Dark Skies]

It might not be a bad deal, but even the investment bankers should have foreseen the need to develop a huge PR campaign. The more I think about it, I fault the bankers mostly (as a retired investment banker, I feel qualified to be an armchair quarterback...heh, heh).

[clawrence3]

SOMEONE at Citibank should have guessed that too, I agree.

[clawrence3]

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole was reported Wednesday as having been tapped to lobby the ports deal through Congress and company CEO Bilkey said the company is willing to do whatever the Bush administration asks to enhance shipping security to ensure the deal goes through. "We're very much committed to that," he said. "We think it's a great strategic fit."