We trusted Bush to close our borders and he did nothing. This is virtually the same topic.
He has proven how much we can trust him.
Yeah, President Hillary and the demagogue-crats will do a much better job.
Besides considering the number of acres the P&O operates in New Orleans here is perhaps a better comparison. Between the Head of Passes and Baton Rouge's upper bridge (the head of most ocean going navigation) the two banks of the river measure over 440 miles in length and are dense with vessel handling facilities.
The P&O manages approximately 2,000 linear feet on the East bank. Of the approximately 300 Coast Guard uniformed personnel , 40 member harbor police, 90 member parish sheriff's department, and several hundred security guards that serve the area the P&O will probably be responsible for staffing 3 physical positions with armed guards.
Of course the P&O already provides these armed American citizens, they have been running the container facility for years. What has changed is the P&Os controlling interest stockholder? If this deal goes through the same guys who are on guard tonight will be there the night after the deal is signed. But some weeks later they may have more lights, communications gear, and cameras since the "new' P&O" has been purchased by a company willing to put money into the Coast Guard approved security plan.
The old P&O stockholders balked at the security costs of doing business in post 9/11 America. Meanwhile I am still on duty along with the rest of the Coast Guard, if someone else is "in charge of port security" we haven't been told and know of no relief coming.
I am much angrier about the border issue myself and W's pc excuses over this port squabble
but i understand his reasoning on this
not so on not limiting immigration
It is disappointing to have to agree with you, but, there is obviously something very wrong here.
Although I don't agree with the President about a guest worker program that includes illegal aliens, I can't help but think Congress makes the laws and funds the results and should be doing what many seem to think is solely the executive's branch's responsibility.
Huh? You are so out of line here. George Bush has done more to improve the security of this country than any other single person I can name.
come on, sentinel. Get in line! sip the kool-aid!
This Devil Dog has no problem trusting my family's safety to this Administration. Your continued blowhard rhetoric (at best!), however, does call your integrity into question.
I agree. You cant cut deal with the A-rabs. Their words are meaningless. Cant Bush understand we demand no backdoor special deals for anyone let alone terrorist sympathizer governments.? (Yes, read the 9/11 commission report- they aint saints people)