Bush Administration and their arrogant, cavalier attitude toward this deal does not install confidence, and to have threatened with a veto had to be the biggest ‘icing on the cake’ blunder of all. Karl Rove, who seems to have the instincts of a turtl…

Yes. I saw that.

And yes. That won’t win her favor with “legal” hispanic voters.

Sister Toldjah is as tired as I am of the tug of war over the ports.

Poor Steve. The electoral college was set up precisely so that the population centers couldn’t dictate to the rest of the country. The wisdom of the Founding Fathers in protecting us from people like you is awe-inspiring.

Not really… they’re just doing vehicle and computer maintenance. They’re not patrolling or protecting anything. But it really sounds good to tell the voters, “I sent the National Guard to the border!”

- This is an investment issue. If I own stock in GM, I doubt anyone would be worried I was going to be able to have them change the car designs for me, or for that matter expect to be involved in any of the day to day on the ground operations, any more than any other stockholder. That just isn’t the way it works. The same US Coast guard would handle all security. The same management on the ground would be in place. The same long shoreman would handle all port work. So absolutely nothing about the ports themselves would have changed.

- Now if the idea of any non-American corporation holding investment in critical operations like say our ports or airports, etc, bothers people, well that’s an entirely different argument.

- That’s not what the Democraps were pushing. They were Demagogging the issue with fear mongering, and the Liberal press of course was carrying their water.

- One minute they were berating Bush for not “reaching out” to our moderate Arab neighbors, but the instant they thought they had a political issue they could make brownie points on, they did a Kerry 180.

- But either way the end result is the same. On the flip side we need investment to offset the imbalance of trade, either by others buying our products, or value investments in American enterprises. Maybe this was not a big investment, but this sort of isolationism is a tendency of the left so I’m suspicious when I hear them start talking about “Those foreigners”. They just naturally hate the “global economy” system because it also globalizes welfare nanny state questions, and anything that may screw up their beloved entitlement programs gives them hives.

- Liberals don’t have a clue anyway concerning economics, except tax and give away programs. That should have been evident to everyone who reads ST regularly, when we were treated the other day to an euridite essay by one of the resident trolls explaining in impeccable logic that doing nothing is preferable to a no risk opportunity to double your retirement fund. It really is remarkable how backward the left tends to be in areas of economics in general. Its no wonder no one trusts them with money issues.

- Profiling bigotry, as we’ve seen with this port investment non-issue, is only acceptable when a Liberal does it.

- Bang

“THAT WOULD BE BOTH COASTS IF YOU’RE LOOKING AT A MAP.” What if you’re not looking at a map? Inquiring minds want know.

Now to all the Dems out there that believe this was about security. It is time that you stick to your beliefs and write a law that says there can be no foreign management of any terminal in any port in the United States of America. Seems like that is the only way we will be “secure”. I feel safer already, don’t you?? Where did I leave my Jello and my nail gun???? – Lorica

Ohhh and lastly I don’t think it is time to give up being a conservative, or a Republican. I do believe that GW’s constant backing of moderates is now biting him in the tushie. It is time for the Republican party to become a truly conservative party. Sorry but is there another way??? Since Republicans have to fight any given day on 2 fronts, Dems and Media, why do we need the 3rd front of our “moderate” brothers in arms. LOL What is the old saying, with friends like these…..???

I still have yet to understand why so many don’t/can’t get past the fear issue about security. It has nothing to do with who owns or operates the terminals. At the risk of sounding redundant- 100% American owned/operated terminals 9/11 proved that point hands down, did it not!

What is it that’s so evasive regarding understanding the security issues.

Everyone, I dare say even steve wants better security and we’ve lots of room for improvement in that department. The UAE investment has zero impact on security, as I understand it.

- Bang