Unocal says gets Chevron's OK to talk to CNOOC

Reuters ^ | 6/24/05

[RightWhale]

communist China owning our oil companies

As a last resort we can nationalize the oil companies and China will be left sitting by the roadside. Why not, they have done it to us.

[Dubyous]

Not "business"...THIS company. THIS deal. We're not talking theory and philosophy. We're talking about a specific case. Why are you willing to sacrifice national security solely for the purity of free markets?

[Dubyous]

Clinton personally okayed the SALE of technology to China. Note the DIFFERENCE. SALE versus business LEAVING.

Are you calling our President a helpless bystander?

[EagleUSA]

As a last resort we can nationalize the oil companies and China will be left sitting by the roadside. Why not, they have done it to us.
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Well, if you are serious, we are having enough problems just keeping our republic together, keeping the socialists from hijacking our Constitution and our freedoms, without destoying capitalism by nationalizing major industries...

[Darksheare]

LOL.
Answer teh question and stop trying to dance around it.

[Darksheare]

Are you saying the President has control over the market and business in general?

[Zavien Doombringer]

You seem to like to point fingers at the president if anything goes wrong. May I remind you that the function of the President isn't to monitor commerce, it is congresses job. The President is one of three powers in our government. All three have to agree... Just because one has the veto power that is stronger than congress doesn't make him sole power to the rest of the government.

Therefore, it isn't Bush's fault as you intent, it is Congresses fault!

[Dubyous]

If the President needed to he could sign an Executive Order blocking the whole thing in the interests of national security. Why don't you explain to me why you feel short term shareholder satisfaction trumps that? Why are you willing to sell America off to the highest bidder?

[RightWhale]

LOL

Last resort meaning the stuff is flying.

[xone]

'Say, are you an 'economics graduate' by any chance?'

Very cutting.

[Gator113]

"We'll know who America's biggest traitor is."

Go back to DU!

[Darksheare]

And you would be the first to SCREAM about it if he DID do that.
Now, explain how it is treason on the part of the President if the deal goes through?

[Darksheare]

Backhandedly referenced economics graduate is back among the living as of 12:42 this morning.

[Zavien Doombringer]

Hmmm, how about your friend selling off our stuff to china? Don't you think that may have had some effect to our economy? Security?

[BnBlFlag]

No way should this be allowed to happen. This trend, if not stopped now, is a recipe for national suicide.

[Dubyous]

It would be traitorous if he could stop it and chooses not to. My opinion. What is unclear about that?

[Dubyous]

Careful! That's troll talk.

[Dubyous]

Who's "my friend"?

[Darksheare]

"It would be traitorous if he could stop it and chooses not to."

Now you're changing your tune.
So you'll say that it IS treason regardless of whether or not the President even HAS the authority to do anything about it, but you'll hedge your statement by saying 'if he could'?
No guts no glory troll.
You backpedlaled.

[Darksheare]

LOL!
Nice try troll.
YOU said it was treason on the PRESIDENTS part if the deal goes through.
BnBlFlag didn't say that.