February 22, 2006

Ports - What the Hell?

from - smijer

This Fox News story about the port deal that seems to have upset the Congressional applecart is interesting in at least one way: It repeatedly references the United Arab Emirates, without employing the obligatory news media modifier: "tiny".

But what the hell? Really?

  • Are Democrats... a largely liberal group... really rallying around the Clinton/Schumer effort to scare us with A-rabs? What the hell?
  • Are Republicans really joining forces with Democrats, and standing up to GWB? What the hell?
  • Is GWB really willing to fight this battle against the sure-thing A-rab card, despite its utter insignificance... just because the opposition is being stupid? What the hell?
  • Did Senator John McCain keep a straight face while saying, "The president's leadership has earned our trust in the War on Terror, and surely his administration deserves the presumption that they would not sell our security short"? What the hell?

Yes, JP, It is indeed a big old goofy world.

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Posted by smijer at February 22, 2006 12:00 PM
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This is one issue that I agree with Bush on and I can hardly believe it myself since almost everybody else is on his ass about it.

It is a great story to watch. Much better than Cheney birdhunting.

univar.jpg Posted by Buck on February 22, 2006 03:04 PM
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Wow, I hadn't seen all the peripheral action on this. My naive thought is that there should be a stronger involvement of the federal government in port management, which forces me into a somewhat isolationist position, but as I say, I don't really know much.

I am enjoying the spectacle, though, especially the cognitive dissonance it causes among Bush supporters. "But didn't he say, 'The oceans don't protect us anymore?' I don't want him to try to prove it literally!"

univar.jpg Posted by RSA on February 22, 2006 04:28 PM
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