The Clintons on Dubai (Democrats still in Port-o-Potty over November)

Human Events ^ | March 2, 2006 | by Robert Novak

[JohnHuang2]

While Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was ripping President Bush's handling of American ports management, Bill Clinton was pushing for one of his favorite White House aides to be hired to defend the deal. The former president proposed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) his onetime press secretary, Joe Lockhart, as Washington spokesman for the UAE-owned company, Dubai Ports World. Continues...

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Dems still in Port-o-Potty over November

Poll: Bush Ratings At All-Time Low declared CBS News on its online home page. Everyone was shocked. CBS is still in business? "The latest CBS News poll finds President Bush's approval rating has fallen to an all-time low of 34 percent, while pessimism about the Iraq war has risen to a new high." Bleak polling data like this suggests you can probably rule-out a Bush third term.

So Democrats are in great shape, no? Let's see.

In Ohio, Democrats are trying to defeat "vulnerable" GOP Congresswoman Jean Schmidt. To do this, the party is rallying around state Senator Charlie Wilson. The Hill reports that Ohio Congressman Ted Strickland, "who is giving up his seat to run for governor, said Friday he would support Wilson. A dozen Democratic county chairman endorsed Wilson . . ." On a roll, Wilson failed to get on the ballot. For the Democrat primary. He needed a whopping 50 valid signatures.

Again in Ohio, Democrats are trying to unseat "vulnerable" GOP Congressman Bob Ney, who's "vulnerable" because of ties to Jack Abramoff who's tied to Sen. Harry Reid who isn't "vulnerable." The AP reports that Democrats "failed three times to recruit experienced elected officials to run against" the Congressman, so now they're stuck with "lesser-known" losers "against one of their top political targets in a race they've been touting for months."

On Iraq, mere weeks away from the third anniversary of Saddam's removal from power, Democrats "have failed to hammer out a unified strategy for what the US should do next" (Financial Times, 2/6). Half the party favors immediate withdrawal. The other half favors almost immediate withdrawal. To convince the American people they're not that weak on defense, the party's running a bunch of military veterans for seats in Congress. Running war veterans for office worked so well for Democrats in 2004.

After two months of beating up on President Bush for spying on al-Qaeda agents on U.S. soil, Bush "appears to be making headway with his defense of the government's authority to conduct warrantless wiretaps of suspected terrorists," reports the Pew Research Center about their latest poll. "By 54%-43%, the public believes it is generally right for the government to monitor communications of Americans suspected of having terrorist ties without first obtaining permission from the courts. In early January, the public was evenly divided over this issue."

But, showing its great sense of timing, the New York Times is suing the Pentagon for documents containing the names of al-Qaeda-Americans and groups who were "spied" on by the NSA. And Republicans still think there's a liberal media.

On fundraising, Robert Novak reports that Howard Dean's DNC "continues to worry" Dems. "This cycle, (Dean) has now spent roughly every penny he has raised." Meanwhile, the GOP "had a stunning month of fundraising, with the National Republican Senatorial Committee finally besting its Democratic counterpart, more than doubling its take."

Democrats are so worried about how weak they look on national security matters that after years of accusing Bush of being a racist warmongering Arab-hater, now they say Bush isn't tough enough on Arabs and oppose the Dubai Ports World contract because, under the deal, the terminals at six major seaports will be run by Arabs. The terminals are currently run by a British firm, Peninsular and Oriental. Concerned Democrats are concerned that the UAE, which owns Dubai Ports World, has terrorists -- unlike terrorist-free London.

The UAE allows U.S. ships to dock in its waters, helps the Great Satan gather intel and is a strong partner in the War on Terror. That's 3 reasons right there for Democrats to oppose the deal.

Democrats -- who think the world would be a safer place if Saddam were still in power and who go bananas over Bush's spying on al-Qaeda without the proper court papers --.have been pushed to the sidelines. And that's where they're staying.

Anyway, that's...
My Two Cents...
"JohnHuang2"

[Clintonfatigued]

There's an error in the article. State Senator Charlie Wilson is running for an open seat in central Ohio, not against "Mean Jean" Schmidt. Schmidt, who represents suburban Cincinnati, is facing possible defeat in the primary, not the general.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the excellent wrap-up essay!!!

[dixiechick2000]

My goodness, JH2.
Quite a nice summation of the 'Rat's "accomplishments". ;o)

It's nice to see you.
God bless you, too.

[JulieRNR21]

JH2.....Just imagine the mess Bill could create by consulting for foreign governments & making lucrative speeches if, Heaven Forbid....Hillary should sneak back in the White House........Julie


Hillary Clinton 'unaware' of Bill's Dubai ties

By Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Financial Times
Updated: 3:12 a.m. ET March 4, 2006

Hillary Clinton, a leading opponent of DP World's takeover of some US port operations, was this week forced to admit that she did not know her husband had advised Dubai leaders on how to handle the growing dispute.

But former President Bill Clinton's ties to Dubai and the United Arab Emirates should not have come as a surprise to his New York senator wife.

Mrs Clinton's own senatorial financial disclosure forms reveal that her husband earned $450,000 giving speeches in Dubai in 2002.

Officials from the UAE also donated between $500,000 and $1m to fund Mr Clinton's presidential library in Arkansas.

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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11657573/

[eureka!]

A belated nicely done, John. Subsequent to your penning the same, it now looks like Hillary's cabal (Soros funded) is taking on the DNC and Crazy Howard. Interesting times indeed...