tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042316.post114193818060077503..comments2023-10-22T06:13:53.002-07:00Comments on Sea2Sea.blogspot.com: End of port controversy - beginning of consequencesAliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12811768631985140312noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9042316.post-1142099419967777652006-03-11T09:50:00.000-08:002006-03-11T09:50:00.000-08:00You are right on in many cases, Rastus. And the i...You are right on in many cases, Rastus. And the irony is that the day after the deal crashed and burned, all the media started writing articles about how it may not have been a bad deal afterall. <BR/><BR/>Can you say... "too little... too late"<BR/><BR/>Xenophobia, a trait we don't care to admit to, is a reality. And it is not confined to Americans. Muslims have it as well. And, unfortunately, the best way to cure that is to establish relationships ... such as this port deal... so that over time we become more comfortable and civil.<BR/><BR/>I have no fault with Bush on this. Congress set up the CFIUS process themselves. They wrote the statutes, and set up the committee to do their job. And when doing so, the WH doesn't see the results of investigations until after the review period, just as Congress doesn't. So if Congress don't like the process, they have only themselves to blame.<BR/><BR/>Nor can they say they weren't in the know. It was public last fall. To claim ignorance now is merely to disquise the fact that, if genuinely concerned, they were asleep at the wheel months ago. But since it isn't about national security, but about posturing for mid-term elections and appearing more "security conscious", perhaps the timing was not as advantageous back then. Remember that for all the talk about low Bush approval ratings, Congress has an even lower number amongst voters.<BR/><BR/>And I must agree... the weakest link in this WH is Bush's PR people and handlers. How many times have I screamed at the TV screen information they should be imparting themselves. They are absolutely the worst at communications. They should just turn Bush loose in townhalls and let him interact where he's most comfortable.<BR/><BR/>And the result of all this will be a change. The Republican sweep of power has proven to be a wasted opportunity. And again the winds of power will switch hands. Not because Dems can do it better, but because it is merely a change... and done with a hope in the voter's heart that maybe someone down the line will do it right.MataHarleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201059375849537682noreply@blogger.com