GOP have lost 06. Breaking news on CNN, IE: Ports

[warrior1]

GOP congressional leaders are working on a compromise that may allow a Dubai company to manage six U.S. ports, CNN has learned.

www.cnn.com


Now Democrats speak up and loud or go home and step out of way.

[warrior1]

1. kick

[NanceGreggs]

2. Your header is prescient ...

"GOP Have Lost '06" - that WILL be the headline after the mid-terms, now that they're about to 'compromise' on an issue their constituents are totally against.

[Kerrytravelers]

3. Thanks Dubai!

Makes my job easier this voting season!

[FreedomAngel82]

4. Oh wow

They just handed us the election.

[BlueStorm]

12. Yep, on a silver platter n/t

[blue cat]

13. Don't be too sure

My dumbass family will always vote R no matter what, then there is Diebold.

[The Backlash Cometh]

27. Worse, I just talked to a Republican voter. She knows NOTHING

about any of the corruption that is going on in the White house. Her husband listens to right-wing radio and whatever he tells her, is what she believes.

[blue cat]

38. My sister is the same way

I keep asking her why she votes for the party of bigots against gays, and she says that there are gay republicans. There might be some gay repubs, but the majority of bigot are republicans, you cannot deny that.

[KingFlorez]

5. Good

They are just hurting themselves with this

[warrior1]

6. Dems need to pound this

home since now they are believed to be strong on the war of terror.

[Cooley Hurd]

7. Yep - they folded to the WH, and they'll pay the price in Nov...

Toastage due!:evilgrin:

[lpbk2713]

8. Between DPW, Katrina, the Halliburton connection and

the BFEE illegal war, it would take a miracle.


We're going to see rethugs starting to change party affiliations if they want to stay in politics.

[RaleighNCDUer]

25. No, all it will take is Diebold. And ES&S. And Sequoia.

As long as they count the votes, we cannot count on the votes.

[Emit]

9. Can you check your link?

I don't see a related story at the link provided. TX!

[warrior1]

10. Sorry it was

only the red banner on top.

[warrior1]

11. Wow

it looks to be scrub..

[Cooley Hurd]

15. It disappeared completely...

Do we have to screenshot EVERY FUCKING THING cnn & msnbc put on their wesbostes??:shrug:

[warrior1]

14. Did anyone save a copy?

[spindrifter]

16. Brilliant stalling by DP-W to enable

the BFEE shills to get the rethugs back under control. Watch for the compromise crumbs to be thrown at the Coast Guard to beef up security. Watch for the profits to roll into the Carlyle coffers. Now, what can we give to an Amurrican company--say H*burton, for example??? Hmm...

[elehhhhna]

17. 6 MY ASS IT'S 21. 21 Ports. 6 Big ones, 16 "smaller" ones.

[oscar111]

19. MILITARY PORTS TOO.. two of 'em in Tex. Said radio caller to

bob brinker show.. noted RW finance show. Bob is with us on this tho.

anyne have full list?

[FARAFIELD]

29. i wouldnt call brinker RW

He says whatever is good for money, and besides he got off one of the best blasts on bush i ever hear, concerning the appointment of Bob Bernanke to the Fed he said "despite the fact that he is extremely capable and qualified, bush decided to appoint him anyway". He is also against the deficet spending and blames the party in power for the trade deficit. Besides the man made me a shitload of cash.

[oscar111]

43. "whatever is good for money" means he is RW

the LW puts people first.. ie, reduce suffering.

good for money, in brinkers eyes, means what is good purely and only,,... for the idle rich.

His only road to helping the old, weak and sick... is charities. which has never been adequate.

[Ilsa]

31. No, just the UPI article

http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20060223-051657-4981r

SNIP
"11 on the East Coast, ranging from Portland, Maine to Miami, Florida, and 10 on the Gulf Coast, from Gulfport, Miss., to Corpus Christi, Texas, according to the company's Web site." SNIP

[peacetalksforall]

18. Don't trust that that votes will count using Republican hardware,

software, technicians, communication, exit polling. They didn't privatize the vote FOR Repubicans, BY Republicans, OF Republicans - for nothing.

[cal04]

20. Dubai firm would not have monopolies at U.S. ports :CNN

The British company selling its operations at six major U.S. ports to a state-controlled Arab firm has operations in 23 U.S. port cities but not a monopoly at any of the ports to be sold, according to the company's Web site.

Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security has released a document stating that DP World, which plans to take over some operations from British-based P&O in a deal worth $6.8 billion, will not "operate or manage any U.S. port."

The deal has been stalled amid bipartisan concerns over security. But if it goes through, DP World will operate 11 of the 43 terminals in the six ports: two of 14 in Baltimore, Maryland; one of five in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; one of three in Miami, Florida; two of five in New Orleans, Louisiana; four of 12 in Houston, Texas; and one of four in Newark, New Jersey, according to the Department of Homeland Security news release.


P&O also has service operations in 17 other cities, including New York, according to its Web site, which refers to the company as "the largest independent stevedore and terminal operator on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts with operations in most ports from Maine to Texas."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/25/port.security/index.html

[Flabbergasted]

21. The Dems will face on onslaught of "you're racist" from the MSM

[NoodleyAppendage]

23. Fuck the MSM. Pick a side and stick to your guns. No apologies!

The Repukes are racist scum and they get away with bullshit all the time...in part because they are not wishy-washy or apologetic about their positions. Dems should fight the port deal on principle and stick to a consistent message. When the inevitable DINO falls out of line, this person should be ostrasized and call on their "disloyalty" to the party.

JB

[NoodleyAppendage]

22. If Dems don't fight the compromise, WE WON'T DESERVE 2006.

Now we see that Dems have a REAL CHANCE to appear stronger on the war on terror than King Chimp and the Repukes...let's see which faction of the Democratic party wins out. Will it be the corporate milque-toast DINOs, like Bayh or Harmon (who will passively let the port deal go through) or the TRUE democratic mavericks, like Dean or Feingold?

The mass of American voters are AGAINST THE PORT DEAL. If our Dem leaders don't see this advantage, then it may be time for a strongly progressive third party.

JB

[KharmaTrain]

24. Let 'Em Ram It Through...

While Democrats should continue to speak their opposition, if these asshats are so hellbent on destroying the only issue they could possibly win on in November, who am I to try and stop them?

The fact that only 17% of those polled even remotely support any type of a compromise suits me just fine as surely in that remaining 83% are not only you and me but the moderates and independents who will remember the Repugnicans who supported this deal come November.

If anything, the Democrats should force the GOOP to bring this bill to the floor and then submit to a roll call vote. Get every Repugnican who supports this deal on record, then take that vote and plaster it all over their district this fall.

[OhioChick]

26. GOP working on solution to ports deal

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republicans in Congress are crafting a solution under which the controversial deal allowing a state-owned Arab company to run some terminals at six U.S. ports could move forward.

The agreement would first have to pass a 45-day investigation focusing on the national security implications of the deal, several sources linked to the talks said.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee is encouraging DP World to ask a government review panel to kick-start the investigations, which is the best way to convince lawmakers the transaction won't jeopardize national security, a Frist aide said.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/25/port.security/index.html

[FARAFIELD]

28. I THINK NOT

someone asked in a thread the other day what would happen. and this is what i predicted. The repukes would just as soon die then see bush castrated so they would work out some deal that really didnt change anything, then they will look tough in hearings then, the msm will marginalize our side and the next thing you know it will be a great victory for the repukes. Lets face it bush is done if they overide his veto, they are probably working on the deal so they can talk about it on the shows, and screw us over, and it will become THEIR DEAL, and somehow the sheeple will turn sides and realize that bushy MUST be right. Too bad because this is the stuff that we have been talking about but that the talk radio/press and the sheeple keep fucking us over with

[MissB]

30. Here is the link to CNN's story:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/25/port.security/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republicans in Congress are crafting a solution under which the controversial deal allowing a state-owned Arab company to run some terminals at six U.S. ports could move forward.

The agreement would first have to pass a 45-day investigation focusing on the national security implications of the deal, several sources linked to the talks said.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee is encouraging DP World to ask a government review panel to kick-start the investigations, which is the best way to convince lawmakers the transaction won't jeopardize national security, a Frist aide said.

DP World, a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates, declined to comment Saturday.

(more at link)

[Babel_17]

32. I suspect Bushco will offer many billions

of homeland security dollars for port security to buy votes and enrich their friends.

I'm definitely not suggesting this was their plan all along.

But such an offer would fit the situation (from their perspective).

And it would dim the enthusiasm of representatives who are easily distracted by $$$ signs.

[RazzleDazzle]

33. please post a permalink

[Cooley Hurd]

34. Link:

GOP working on solution to ports deal

Voluntary 45-day investigation would address security issue

Saturday, February 25, 2006; Posted: 7:36 p.m. EST (00:36 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republicans in Congress are crafting a solution under which the controversial deal allowing a state-owned Arab company to run some terminals at six U.S. ports could move forward.

The agreement would first have to pass a 45-day investigation focusing on the national security implications of the deal, several sources linked to the talks said.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee is encouraging DP World to ask a government review panel to kick-start the investigations, which is the best way to convince lawmakers the transaction won't jeopardize national security, a Frist aide said.

DP World, a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates, declined to comment Saturday.
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[Oilwellian]

35. So let me get this straight....

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee is encouraging DP World to ask a government review panel to kick-start the investigations, which is the best way to convince lawmakers the transaction won't jeopardize national security, a Frist aide said.

So if DP World asks for an investigation, the lawmakers will find them more trustworthy? Is this doublespeak to get out of the secret deal Bush made with DP World by agreeing there be no investigation?

[roguevalley]

36. the pugs can do what they want. i heard someone say the longshoremen

are going out on strike if this goes through. better stockpile food and stuff if they go out. then you will know on whose broad shoulders you get your necessaries.

[lpbk2713]

42. And if you have ordered a new foreign-made car ......

you might be in for a long wait. In fact, next years models might even be out before you get your 2006 model.

[SammyWinstonJack]

37. Bettter get rid of those pesky Diebold machines and those who counts the

votes, eh REP King? LOL! "It's over, we won, it's over except for the counting and we'll take care of that."

[spanone]

39. The Dubai company said it would do whatever it takes.

Buy a few prominent Senators, hell, Bush* is already on the payroll. Shouldn't be difficult. Now they have Frist and he's the majority leader....done deal.

And in a few months, the American people will forget all about it and worship once again at the feet of the idiot son of an asshole.

[in_cog_ni_to]

40. Hmmm....the GOP still own the freakin' evoting machines.

They haven't lost anything, in THEIR minds. That's why they continue with their bullshit agenda. They KNOW they will never lose another election as long as people are voting on their hackable evoting machines. Wouldn't you think MOST administrations would have done an about face when the Plame case came to light? When the LIES about the war came to light? When the Abramoff case came to light? When the fucked up Medicare plan came to light? When the NSA ILLEGAL spying came to light? When the Dubai secret deal came to light? When Veteran's CUTS came to light? When BILLIONS of dollars that came up missing in Iraq came to light? When the VP shoots a man while hunting and tried to COVER IT UP, came to light?

ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE CAVED TO PUBLIC OPINION BY NOW. NOT these people. You have to ask yourself WHY NOT? ANSWER: BECAUSE THEY OWN THE EVOTING MACHINES AND AREN'T WORRIED IN THE LEAST ABOUT LOSING AND BEING INVESTIGATED. They will hack their way to a victory again.

[lonestarnot]

41. I think that you are precisely correct! Why would they be so blatant!

They know they have it in the bag.