So what is going to happen with the seaport management issue ?
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It seems that even some of the republicans are starting to question the ideas of the bush administration. I was at my mechanic yesterday and overheard rush limbaugh (on the radio, of course) even criticizing bush's plan. It seems like selling the ports to the arab company is like asking the fox to gaurd the hen house. \nI think the Congress will try and stop Bush from going through with the sale since republicans and democrats are against it. Bush says he'll veto any act by Congress concerning the matter, but i would not be shocked to see the veto overridden. That would certainly be exciting and representative of our nation's growing disatisfaction with our president.
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They will go if they are sent. That is their job. I hope it is not necessary and agreement is reached.
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I am Soooooooo glad this is happening.  Republicans are going to have to worry about what theiCONSTITUENTSTS want - we are going into the mid terms and Bush has placed them in an impossible bind.  They will have to override Bushes veto and end his leadership of the party.   How could Bush have gotten this so wrong? \n\nMy guess is that Bush, who likes to hold hands with princes from the Arab Emirates,( check out the footage of him walking and holding hands with Prince Bandar  ), has more vested interests in the financial dealings with Gulf Coast Arab nations - than his own country. \n\nThe Bushes are also  good friends of the Bin Laudens too.\n\nThis is not going down well.  I don't honestly know if this is really a security concern, but Dubai has two of the hijackers, if laundered the money for the 9/11 attack and REFUSED US invetigators access to financial records.\n\nThis port deal has a bad feel to it.  A 62-2 vote in Congress passed to block this Dubai port deal. The acquisition of any leases, transfer is prohibited\nand attached to a bill the president wil find hard to veto. \n\nWith the President's poll levels at their lowest, its time for Republican congressmen to distance themselves.\n\nThis action by the appropriations committes is VETO proof. \nWhat options does the White House have?
689805
You can only suggest these changes. You are supposed to report on court proceedings and that's it. You have not much say in what takes place in the "staff and community relations" thing.
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I think that the ports are the most vulnerable.  Only a tiny percentage of cargo containers that past through the US ports are inspected.  One can only imagine what is slipping through.
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Yes.\n\nThe ports are not being sold.  They will still be owned by whoever owns them now.  What is being sold are contracts to operate various functions at the ports, like loading and unloading ships.  And those contracts are not being sold by the US government but by the foreign owned company that owns them now.  So, yes, I agree with the President on this one.
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Sucks big time\na lot of us are still scratching our heads wondering,\n"what new mess is this bozo gonna get us into next ?".
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Ok..here it is broken down. THose east coast ports were being managed via contract through an English company. That company was bought out by a larger company in the United Arab Emerates. A lot of people feel that our national security is at risk if the UAE company assumes the port operations contract previously honored by the now bought out English port company. White House tried to pull a fast one and didn't tell Congress about it initially until it was almost a done deal. There you go.
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Wont happen. The link below will explain...
782373
They said something about a noreaster, so possibly.  If it's bad, it'll probably be cancelled.  :(
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Unless someone can shift the focus (or Congress can pass a compromise bill), Border Security and the Iraq occupation (both terrorism issues) will probably dominate the political landscape. \n\nSomething *has* been done about health care and social security in the most recent term; making it more of a local issue. If people in the district are extremely for or against the recent reforms, it will play locally. Abortion will also have play locally; but unless there's a ramp-up in the anti-abortion forces, or another outbreak of violence surrounding clinics it's a secondary issue.\n\nNobody in Washington wants to talk about corruption, lobbyist reform, the growing deficit or taxes; so it's an issue for the opposition.\n\nAs a minister, the biggest issue for me is gay marriage. To me, a government prohibition on gay marriage is equivalent to saying "People born on Tuesday can't take Holy Communion."
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You must be referring to the recent deal with Dubai Ports World, a firm owned by the government of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.  This is not a company owned by the Saudis. The issue is question is one of port management, not a complete sale.  I expect that many people will give a knee-jerk reaction.  Often our responses cause the exact opposite reaction that we hope for.  I believe that we need to take an open minded review of this process before we give the thumbs up or thumbs down.  If the issue is the security of our nation let’s not boil the response down to a “heck no” without some real review.\n\nUnfortunately during this time there is anti-Arab sentiment with many people in the US.  If we want to see a more secular, pro-western population in the Middle East we are going to have to engage in business enterprises with companies based in those countries.  If we boycott the legitimate businesses over there they will fail which will further isolate the populations of these countries.  Freedom generally comes much faster with open markets.  \n\nI personally think that security in post 9-11 America is not much better that pre 9-11 America.  The fact that this entire deal slipped past the current administration shows that we have a lot of work to do here in America.  I am not in favor of the proposed deal in its current form.  Since the executive branch was asleep on this one I would like to here more from Congress on the issue.
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Why would it?  Security at US ports remains the responsibility of the US Coast Guard and US Customs and Border Protection.\n\nThe company previously running those ports is a British company.  DPW bought out the British company and the rights to the ports along with it.  Why does it matter where the profits go to?\n\nThey aren't in charge of security.  Repeat. They aren't in charge of security.
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The Coast Guard does not 'run the ports' in a business sense.  They patrol and provide security, which our taxes do pay for.
752069
Well, seems like you have two questions here, and since I don't know what they talked about at the summit in SLC today, I'll take a crack at the Santa Cruz question. The primary mode of trasnport will be gondolas, like the ones they use in Venice, Italy, since poor old Santa Cruz (one of my favorite towns!) has been badly damaged by earthquakes since the big one in '86. And I think that a few more will split the town up into little islands and make gondola or motorboat travel a viable option. (I'm half-kidding on this answer, by the way, and hope I am wrong!)
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An Issue: Rebuilding New Orleans and finding jobs for displaced residents.\n\nThe Solution: Legalize gambling in NO. Turn NO into the Vegas of the south. This will bring not only a MASSIVE amount of construction jobs; it will also provide long term jobs in the service industry for under-skilled people. Also, huge amounts of tax revenue to further rebuild the city.
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Hopefully none.  This does not sound like something our government should be involved in.  There are companies that will buy your judgement,