At the end of the day we're going to find that the opposition to this comes from longshoreman's unions and/or business interests operating behind the scenes. The noise is being made by politicians in thrall to aforementioned unions/business interests who have contributed heavily to their campaigns, and by showboating politicians who are looking to distance themselves from Bush prepatory to upcoming campaigns.
Together they are capitalizing on post-9/11 paranoia to demagogue the issue and whip up hysteria among the electorate. 1 posted on 02/22/2006 10:35:17 AM PST by quidnunc [ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies ] To: quidnunc
That is what Rush said about the Longshoremen. Also I believe that we were too quick to rush to side with the Dems before all the facts were in. The Dems were looking for something to cling to and show the voters that they are just as tough on the WOT than the Republicans and Look we were first on this!
2 posted on 02/22/2006 10:37:48 AM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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I cannot believe that people who call themselves American conservatives can stoop so low as to blame longshoremen for the resistance to selling our ports to the government of Dubai. Apparently some of the lunatics are buying it. Rush Limbaugh is the single most evil man in America - I've believed this for some time, but this kind of thing is the proof. He has way too much influence on the dim minds of the sheeple.