Posted on 03/10/2006 10:13:40 AM PST by jmc1969
Republicans in Congress may have successfully distanced themselves from the President on the Dubai Ports issue.
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans say they generally trust Republicans more than Democrats on national security issues while 38% place more trust in the Democrats. That five point advantage for generic Republicans is fairly modest, but is better than the numbers the President has mustered.
A separate survey found that 41% of Americans trust Democrats in Congress more than the President on national security issues. Forty percent (40%) have more trust in the President.
Interest in the story remains very high. Seventy-two percent (72%) of Americans say they have been following news about the Dubai Ports deal somewhat or very closely.
(Excerpt) Read more at rasmussenreports.com ...
Oh, the irony is just too much! The Pubbies join the Dems in scuttling a properly vetted deal and most likely adversely impacting the GWOT, while the President gets blamed for not protecting our national security. It's Bizarro World.
So, it looks like the DNC press release worked as planned. Now everybody gets to run to the right of Bush on national security, which is what they ALL wanted, including Republicans.
McCain, the ultimate generic Republican, must be happy.
People say to me, my buddies in Texas, how do you handle all this stuff? After a while, you get used to it. (Laughter.) But you have to believe in what you're doing, see. You have to believe in certain principles and beliefs. And you can't let the public opinion polls and focus groups, one, cause you to abandon what you believe and become the reason for making decisions.
My job is a job where I make a lot of decisions. And I decide big things and little things. And there are certain principles to decision making. You make decisions -- you know, you have to make a lot of decisions. And you don't put your finger in the air to figure out how to make a decision. And neither should the President of the United States. And you have to know what you believe.
Good decision making rests on certain basic principles. I believe in the universality of freedom. I believe democracies lead to peace. I believe people ought to worship freely. I do believe there's an Almighty God that has spread freedom -- making freedom available for everybody. I believe in private enterprise. I believe in free enterprise. I believe in high standards in education. These are basic beliefs that I'm not going to change.
And I know some would like me to change, but you can't be a good decision maker if you're trying to please people. You've got to stand on what you believe. That's what you've got to do, if you're going to make decisions that are solid and sound. And I understand some of the things I've done are unpopular. But that's what comes with the territory.
If you're afraid to make decisions, and you only worry about whether or not people in the classroom are going to say nice things about you, you're not leading. And I think we've got to lead. We've got to lead to spread the peace, we've got to lead to protect this country, and we've got to lead to make sure we're the preeminent economic power, so our people can benefit.
Snort. Bet the people polled couldn't find the UAE on a map.
You put allot of stock in what polls have to say, don't you?
Bet they could. Why do you assume anyone against this deal is stupid?
Okay, which part of that did you not understand?
Some may be stupid, but I view most as simply ignorant of this and overly emotional.
Well, you are entitled to view people with differing opinions any way you like. Doesn't mean you're right, though.
And neener neener to you, too.
It's not about differing opinions. It's about a woeful lack of knowledge on the CFIUS process, and a pathetic lemming-like mentality which led many here to be played like a fiddle by a Harry Reid press release. It's truly sad.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1593980/posts
And how do you feel about that?
The fact remains I bet less then one percent of Americans could even name one leader of the UAE, let alone tell me anything about its history.
So? Does that mean that should be content to support a regime that supports Hamas and the destruction of Israel?
I just hope the GOP can find a "generic" Republican who will enforce the borders, inspect shipping containers, roll back government social spending, and cut the welfare rolls, in other words, someone who acts like a Republican instead of just sounding like one from time to time.
Not stupid just ignorant. There is a difference. And I'll bet more than a majority of Americans couldn't identify the continent UAE is on.
If events have effectively ended the Bush presidency early, this is a good sign for the post-Bush Republican Party.
For how many years has DPW had import/export shipping agreements with Israel and Zim?
Go ahead, guess.
On the surface, without even knowing anything about Ports and how they operate, I would think someone who claims to have voted for, support and trust our President...would. I have had port clearances at a few places along the west coast and the way companies operate is nothing like the knee jerk ideas I have seen around our country.
The same way I feel about some of the crap that Saudi Arabia or Pakistan does. But that doesn't mean I don't want their help in this horrible fight against terrorism.
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