dilloduck said:
Since Bush selected him to be his VP I would certainly expect him to consult with Cheney. You going to scream "conspiracy" or something?
I like Cheney, but I can't say that I really trust him.. Like I said, I will take Cheney over anyone the Democrats have to offer.** I think he is sharp. Why did GW pick Cheney? Cause he can't do the job himself, but I think Cheney could get the job done himself. He knows how government works and how to work it. ** (I know you all will love this, but I do trust Jimmy Carter to a point, and think on some issues he is a great leader. One place JC was wrong was Nafta. Don't see the working class Mexicans building their Shangri La's there, but they are still trying to come here.)
What did GW say?? " I didn't know about the Port deal until it was already in the works." He would have been better off keeping quiet, and just saying "My team has done their job, and I support their decision. PERIOD!!. Talk about sending mixed signals. Wrong thing to do. The old schmuck mayor from New York, Ed "Larry Fein" Cocktch called it a "stupid" thing to say today.. He should know.. What a putz.
As far as the port issue goes,, if it is true that there are only three companies that do this stuff, and the Coast Guard, HLS,,, are going to be keeping an eye on things,, then what the hell. Let them have a shot at doing it..
Although I want to pound the radio everytime I hear Rush Bimbo on the air,, that pompass ass, he made a few points today that made me wonder.
If the UAE are the people we need to get oil supplies from, and we certainly depend on them, then we shouldn't balk when one of their member countries wants to do some business here. I don't think we really have a choice. To say to them, I will take your oil from you, but you can't run a business here. It would be sending the wrong message. Hence I agree with GW.. And, I would bolster intelligence in this area with more wire taps.. Seriously, why not monitor what the folks are doing who are running the ports? Are there really going to be that many Arabs running around? I don't think so.. Probably, the concern is being fueled by the Long SHoremen themselves.
Hopefully, someday, the dopes in this country will figure out that we need to reduce our demand foreign energy suppliers is a good way to protect ourselves too. And of course, I feel the same way about manufactured goods. Do it here.
The US likes to buy oil from the middle east. If we didn't, we would have came up with hybrid cars, and harnessed alternate energy sources long ago.. NO,, NUCLEAR, COAL, ETHANOL, is not what I am talking about.. Wind,,solar, hydro power sources are better.