[takenoprisoner]

"So the R party is not the party of reason and evidence any longer.

The committee looked at the evidence against Dubai regarding 911 and the money laundering it's banks play hide and seek with, and determined this not a wise idea. They voted 62-2.

Now comes DH calling them names of all sorts. Now comes DH claiming he and he alone has evidence to the contrary that the committee was shown. Now comes DH claiming that the committee was lied to and that he is privvy to confidential info regarding dubai which will clear them from the charges of money laundering for terrorists?

If you are a dubai money launderer just admit it.

[Dominic Harr]

The committee looked at the evidence against Dubai regarding 911 and the money laundering it's banks play hide and seek with, and determined this not a wise idea. They voted 62-2.

Evidence? Congressmen? Are you serious? Suddenly we have FReepers claiming that Congressmen are serious, deliberative intellectuals who base decisions on evidence?

They're politicians. They did it cuz they thought it would buy them votes, same as always.

1. Media goes national with the story (lie), "Bush Selling US Ports To Arabs", whipping public into another frenzy over a lie (i.e. Katrina/Iraq/Economy/etc).
2. The Public, who never read past the headline, gets up in arms against something that is not happening -- again.
3. Congressmen who are up for re-election jump in front of cameras and microphones across the nation to give the people what they want ("The public wants something done, This is something, Therefore I will do this and the public will love me!").
4. FReepers admit this is all about 'gut feelings', and others proclaim how great it is that Congressmen now listen to the will of the mob.

Like NOW's support of Clinton after Lewinsky, this is a defining moment in the hearts of conservatives. Do you go with the vague 'fear' and 'feelings' and 'hunches', or do you decide to make policy and strategy decisions on all available evidence?

I find it very revealing that we have FReepers arguing against evidence and reason.