When Bush ignores congress and rubber stamps the port deal.

[sarcasmo]

Do we officially have a Dictatorship? The extension of Executive power for this White House has far stretched any other in US History.

[Eric J in MN]

1. Congress hasn't passed a law yet stopping the deal.

I'm skeptical they will. They will probably put in loopholes so they can pretend they tried to stop him but Bush can do it anyway.

[sarcasmo]

2. My other line of thinking is that this is all a ploy to give it to

Halliburton, the only company from the US, big enough to do the job.

[Eric J in MN]

6. That's possible, but our ports should be owned by the US government.

Not a private company or foreign-owned company.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. In the end they will all cry, heave and make noise

but IT WILL GO THROUGH, they are a rubber stamp legislarue anyway. this is just smoke and mirrors to allay the base.

[sarcasmo]

9. They are really pushing a bill but the Dictator has said he would VETO.

[Conker]

13. I don't think Bush really has the guts to veto it...

It would be a huge mistake on his part.He would damage his base.

[Booster]

15. Cracked me up when he said he would veto such a bill and then

later said he didn't know anything about the Ports deal. WTF???? Kind of caught in a lie doncha think?

[SeattleGirl]

3. I think so. The good news is, dictators can be overthrown

And I think if he does rubber stamp the port deal, the people may finally rise up in revolt. And I mean people of all political stripes. Especially people who heretofore, thought Bush could do no wrong. It would be a serious misstep on his part, but I don't think he has a clue about that. I think he is so farking arrogant that he truly believes he can do anything he wants, and people will just get in line behind him, cheering him on. Not on this issue, though. He's in for a rude, and long overdue, awakening.

[Hardrada]

5. Does Laura think she is the "mother of the people"

like Mrs. Ceaucescu did before the tyranny was overthrown in Romania?

[fooj]

8. She's a "mother" alright...just not of the people...

if you catch my drift.:grr:

Peace.

[ComerPerro]

7. But, but, the White House didn't know about it

isn't that still the talking point?

[BlueManDude]

10. It's not Bush - it's Congress. They're the rubber stamp.

Frist and Co will come with some horseshit solution.

[sarcasmo]

11. I heard where this Dubai company was trying to make a spin off

company in the US to run the ports. It would be similar to the many Halliburton spin off companies.

[BlueManDude]

12. Clever. They will come up with something.

[Pharaoh]

14. Congress will not be ignored

because they will have a 45 day review and come to the conclusion that our Dear Leader was correct as usual.