Did Cheney shoot the wrong man?

What the hell is W up to now? Does he know that he is not the president of the middle east? So what's this about Dubai a company from (UAE) United Arab Emirates running our ports. But, when you think of it only 5% of the cargo that comes into our ports is inspected anyway? Right now a British company is running them. So much for national security, so why was all that National Security junk about anyway? So I have to take my shoes off at the airport, so I think my president is doing something? Then I hear this? The name Dubai sure sounds familiar to me somehow? Senators and Teamsters are protesting! Bush how un-American are you?

From the news on the internet: "The controversial deal would allow Dubai Ports World to buy major commercial operations at ports in Baltimore, Miami, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York and Philadelphia. But critics _ both Democrats and Republicans _ have questioned whether the deal would endanger domestic security, saying the United Arab Emirates doesn't have a strong record when it comes to the war on terrorism.The Bush administration has strongly defended the deal but has agreed to conduct a highly unusual second review of potential security risks. But Schumer told the rallying workers that a 45-day investigation period isn't enough scrutiny. Schumer said he plans to introduce legislation Monday to block the deal pending the 45-day review and to require congressional approval before DP World can conduct business in the United States. Under existing law, Congress effectively has no role considering deals, but Menendez said Congress should have the right to reject such agreements. Lautenberg said he would introduce legislation this week that would require the Department of Homeland Security to review changes of ownership of a terminal operator within a port of the United States for security problems. "

Trent Lott, on Chris Mathews, Hardball, said Bush so much as snorted he would veto any bill that comes across his desk to stop the deal.


Yet, Bush permits spying on your phone calls.

Bush is losing most of his party on on this one. Bush was adamant and snorted that he would use his veto power if anyone tried to vote against his latest scheme. Say, is Dubai a subsiderary of Haliburton? It seems to me I have seen the name mentioned in "American Dynasty" by Kevin Phillip.

If Hillary gets past this stupid stunt she should be will set to run for the presidency in 08. Is that all this is, to give Hillary grief?

Not long ago I believe a company from China, communist China, wanted to buy this countries major oil company and the government stepped in and stopped the deal. You don't want to give away the power to your fuel sources? In my opinion selling our ports to be run by a middle eastern country is extremely dangerous and just as dangerous as selling off our oil supplier to a foreign country.

In the book "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman he never once mentioned the workforce effects of off-shoring and out-sourcing jobs. You can tell he is extremely impressed by large corporations who are doing global business. In my opinoin it seemed as if Friedman was impressed that in the New York, headquarters, for one of the major global wheeler dealers major CEO's and CFO's are from Asian countries. So, we have CEO's over there and they have CEO's over there.

It certainly is a mixed up shook up world isn't it making security issues a real mess and now Bush is handing over our major ports and docks to a middle eastern company. Is our president asking for trouble along with really trying to look even more stupid? Okay, so they are doing a 45 day study to make sure this company is on the up and up, as if they can't change or get sold or become evil after we let them in?

Was Bush along on that quail hunt? Maybe he should have been. And what ever happened to that guy who was splastered full of buckshot? Is this port thing a distraction? Is the guy dead, but we are made to think that he is alive? And if it is threatrics how long can the goverment keep it up?

Remember spy people we still have freedom of speech? Gee, remember after 9/11/01 when the old people at the gym got into trouble and hauled in for saying the wrong thing? Unbelievable. Oh yes, that happened just as all the airports were shut down so Bush could get his middle east buddies flown out of the country.

And why weren't people listening to the flight instructors who said "Hey, got some guys here just wanting to learn how to steer the plane, not land it?" And there was warnings? Did they want it too happen so we could ultimately get Haliburton over there.

Why aren't we helping the enprisioned starving people of communist N. Korea who admit they have WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction). Oh, no oil there? Chris Mathews on Hardball CNN asked as much?

And how is all of this affecting the working people of this country? Well, your good jobs are going away folks and so will the unions too, if the republicans have anything to say about it. You see, the republicans support big corporations and give them tax breaks, allow off-shoring and out-sourcing. Young people today with master degrees are not making the money people with the same educations made a few years ago and good jobs with benefit and high salaries are becoming less and less. Soon, I think India and other countries that pay such a low wage to their workers will bring down the same task wages in this country across the board, if there are any jobs of the same type left here at all.