Poll: Ports Deal Puts Democrats On Top On National Security

• February 28, 2006

Democrats in Congress are outpolling President Bush on national security. By a margin of 43 to 41 percent, Americans say they trust Congressional Democrats more than Bush when it comes to protecting our national security. And by a margin of 64-17 percent, they oppose the sale of the ports to Dubai.
The deal is dead. It won’t survive after a 45-day extension or a 450-day extension. Congressional Republicans have no choice but to be extremely aggressive and nasty toward the president and the White House, because they will be properly terrified of looking like Bush’s lapdogs on a hugely unpopular matter that goes to the heart of the Republican party’s political advantage in the United States.

What an unfortunate situation, though I disagree that this deal won’t survive. It can survive and it should survive. Being a leader isn’t about making only those decisions that are popular but making the right decisions even when everyone around you thinks you’re wrong.
This ports deal is the right decision. Dubai Global Ports has managed sea ports around the globe for years without incident and they have been our staunch allies in the middle east and in the war on terror since 9/11. Denying them this contract now would be a slap in the face of a trusted and loyal friend. A friend in a region where friends are hard to come by these days.
The media has really jumped on this story. They and the Democrats have spread a feeling fear over this deal and the public has ate it up. Now Republicans are left having to come out against the deal to save face on national security, as the poll above shows. Which is sad, because if this deal doesn’t go through and the UAE decides that maybe it doesn’t want to be so cooperative with a government that obviously doesn’t trust them it will impact our national security in that the loss of that country’s cooperation in the middle east will set back our military efforts in the middle east and the war on terror in general.
That’s a high price to pay just for the sake of fear mongering and partisan politics.

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http://Array 2Hotel9

mcairhead, get a clue, perhaps then I will. Or not.
http://sayanythingblog.com/ likwidshoe

why do you condone any killing at all then. you cant hav it both ways, Likwid
What?
Puzzlefeet

No but he will shoot someone soon in order to deflect the scathing criticism on this one.  And No seth the citizens are fickle, you all just scared the S*&# out of them and they don’t trust you any more. As usual the republicans choose profits over security.
2Hotel9

mcairhead, the dems have already lost traction with this issue. The fact that many of their currently seated Senators and Reps accepted the same amount of contributions as the Repubs makes this a grenade with pin pulled, spoon popped, and everyone in the room wondering who has the count. Sticky.
mcair

29: Y’know I’d really like it if you dropped the "mcairhead". Personally, I could care less, it just makes you look stupid.
http://sayanythingblog.com/ Seth Yantiss

PuzzleFeet said: And No seth the citizens are fickle, you all just scared the S*&# out of them and they don’t trust you any more. As usual the republicans choose profits over security.

First, I am all for the public vetting of this issue.

Now, they are fickle.   It’s actually fun to watch.  Here’s how it happens:

1. Someone leaks potential Republican damaging issue to Press.

2. Press runs story endlessly with just enough fact to make it look bad.

3. Public opinion polls are conducted with the majority of people only getting information from 30 second sound bites.

4. Opinion polls look bad for administration so they become part of the story.

5. Enraged public forgets about issue to find out who’s winning on American Idol.

6. Issue is vetted, to the satisfaction of most but for the lunatic fringe.

7. Rinse.

8. Repeat.

9. If need be, release old story as new news. 
http://sayanythingblog.com/ Seth Yantiss

Good GOD, people are fickle!
http://www.wholewheatblogger.com/ Steve

What is with these ports? Did Cheney shoot someone again?
docdav

Smash says at Indepundit that dumping Dubai is a huge mistake.

 http://www.indepundit.com/archive2/2006/02/donat_dump_on_d.html#001227
mcair

Wow! We’ve got a wedge issue? Awesome! Thanks Peter King and all the other Republican reps. and governors for getting on board with us.

Now that Democrats have national security as their "wedge", what’s the GOP’s game plan for November? Why not consider a revamped "gay marriage" amendment. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Worked wonders in 2004, why not try that one again? Guaranteed to bring out the bigots in droves.
mcair
  Like you, the Democrats will make incredibly stupid statements and push their same tired agenda supporting abortions, gay marriage, national health care and other liberal/socialist issues which will end up totally alienating all the voters in the red states just like they have done in past elections.
Democrats are the party of individual freedom:
- freedom to have an abortion – if you choose to have one
- freedom to marry whoever you want to
- freedom to enjoy basic health care
Why do red-staters hate freedom?

 
http://sayanythingblog.com/ Seth Yantiss

Damn! Check out the big brain on Seth!

LOL!!!!! 
docdav

mcair, don’t worry about the Republicans.  Like you, the Democrats will make incredibly stupid statements and push their same tired agenda supporting abortions, gay marriage, national health care and other liberal/socialist issues which will end up totally alienating all the voters in the red states just like they have done in past elections.

 
http://sayanythingblog.com/ likwidshoe

Puzzlefeet said, And No seth the citizens are fickle, you all just scared the S*&# out of them and they don’t trust you any more. As usual the republicans choose profits over security.
Make a coherent argument why this is "profits over security".

mcair dreams, Democrats are the party of individual freedom:

* freedom to have an abortion – if you choose to have one * freedom to marry whoever you want to * freedom to enjoy basic health care

Why do red-staters hate freedom?

Abortion is the death of an innocent human being. This is the opposite of "individual freedom".

One can marry whomever one wants. What one can’t do, is demand that society recognize the union as "marriage".

One can enjoy basic health care today. You have no case there.

Why do you hate logic mcair?
mcair

29: I’d like to ask you to drop the silly “mcairhead” when replying to my posts. Trust me on this, it ain’t too clever.
2Hotel9

Damn! Check out the big brain on Seth! It amazes me that this still needs explained. Fickle, short attention span, and dumbed down education, the trifecta of Dems political strategy.
idget jervicous

what?
2Hotel9

Glad I could make your day, Seth.
idget jervicous

why do you condone any killing at all then. you cant hav it both ways, Likwid
richard

Foreign policy or lack there of and the smoke screen of reduced taxes while spending like drunken sailors is all anybody will need to point out the problem is that the Dems will only focus on those two things until people consider the record broken and stop listening, the end result we get to see our great grand childrens future hawked.
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He’s right, it would be.

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