It's bye-bye Dubai deal - No showdown as firm backs outBY KENNETH R. BAZINET, JAMES GORDON MEEK and MICHAEL McAULIFF
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAUThe deal may also have other fallout. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) said she was still intent on banning foreign governments from running U.S. ports, though relationships with countries like UAE are "oftentimes in America's best interest."
Some critics of the furor have said the death of DP World's deal could lead Dubai to be less helpful in the war on terror. Clinton conceded, "There are legitimate concerns, I'm not going to deny that."
Asked if her proposed policy could backfire, she shrugged.
Interesting the continuing misrepresentation by the RINOs here that this was all the Rats doing and we should be alarmed for some reason.
We tried to save the Administration's face. But as Novak pointedly rebuked the President about the "imperial style" they wouldn't listen. Full-Steam Ahead. Iceberg ahead? Don't be silly. We're the Titannic and we're UNSINKABLE.
The Administration has been abusing its position to consistently undermine true conservative positions in many areas as pointed above. The Base has had enough. Everbody understands that the RATs merely switched sides...on this one issue, and that only temporarily no doubt...and echoed (usually badly, and over the top) the legitimate conservative concerns and issues. The conservatives started this argument over national security differences with the back-stabbing RINOs...but we're not going to stop there... and we will finish the job.
We were right. The RINOS were wrong. The phoney Big-Tenters are virtually always wrong. And they are the ones going around bent over in pain here.
That being said, we have tried to point out the appropriate political flexibility and maneuvers that the President should immediately execute to recover from this. So far he is just sulking. Which will sink him deeper in the pit.
It's beginning to look like W needs a 12 - Step program: "MLA: Moderate Liberals Anonymous" He has to admit he's been in denial.....