Schumer says no to Dubai, McCain & Frist won't allow vote

[IsItJustMe]

My main man, Senator Charles D. (Chuck) Schumer of New York is trying like hell to stop this Dubai port Deal in the Senate right now (CSPAN2).
He's making a stand now (We always like it when Dems make a stand) which is pissing off Bush's Lackeys.

The problem is that Frist and McCain (Bush's rubber stamp boys), are in the leadership, and are blocking Schumer's attemp.

[Skidmore]

1. Normie Coleman up trying to weasal between concern

for security and "the rhetoric" being too heated.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Wait a minute. The Republicans are against this deal, but are stopping

the vote?

[IsItJustMe]

3. The Repukes in the Senate are trying to cover chimps backside.

[Inland]

5. They are against the deal, but not for stopping it?

Against the deal, for kowtowing to Bush, apparently.

[peacetalksforall]

13. Frist and McCain turned. There will be more who turn. nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

15. First they were against it, then they were for it?

Are you kidding me?

[TAPat]

4. My theory is

that they have to allow the deal to go through because Dubai has threatened the US with switching to the Euro for their oil transactions - and this simply can not happen. The adminstration's propped-up-dollar house of cards would come tumbling down.

[wtmusic]

6. Not better that it comes down sooner than later?

:shrug:

[dogday]

7. Let McCain explain in the 2008 election why he

wants our ports in the hands of people who supported terrorism in the first place.. Let Frist explain to his constituents why he did it as well. The polls show a majority of Americans don't want this deal... Let them ignore the cries of the people... They will answer with their vote....

[wtmusic]

8. McCain never fails to disappoint

and moderates can't run away from him fast enough.

[leftstreet]

10. McCain will have a lot of explaining to do in 2008

[hlthe2b]

14. that photo....

never ceases to nauseate me....God, what is with these weanies? Not meaning to be intentionally sexist, but has anyone seen women kiss ass like this?

[The Backlash Cometh]

11. We have a photo of him eating cake with Bush while NOLA drowned,

and now he's in favor of the Port's deal. The man either knows Diebold will pull through for him, or he's got no interest to be in politics any more.

[kentuck]

9. Coleman says Democrats "playing politics"...

So? It's politics that needs to be played to take back our government.

[joanski0]

12. Normie Coleman said that the Senate

should wait until the 45-day investigation period is up. Tough shit, Normie.

Frist came on a bit ago and said that the Cloture vote would take place at 2:00 p.m. today. Harry Reid says he is asking Democrats to oppose the cloture.