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02/22/2006:

"Bush Threatens Veto Against Bid To Stop Port Deal"

President Bush yesterday strongly defended an Arab company's attempt to take over the operation of seaports in Baltimore and five other cities, threatening a veto if Congress tries to kill a deal his administration has blessed.

Facing a sharp bipartisan backlash, Bush took the unusual step of summoning reporters to the front of Air Force One to condemn efforts to block a firm from the United Arab Emirates from purchasing the rights to manage ports that include those in New York and New Orleans.
washingtopost.com

Hey, these are his boys, and a deal's a deal.

Replies: 3 Comments

Wednesday, February 22nd, georgie porgey posted:

"these are his boys"

* well, based on the pictures we have seen of him kissing the shiekhs amid floral arrangements, perhaps it is safer to say that Bush is their boy(toy).

Wednesday, February 22nd, 1 posted:

well, it looks more like a case of the heebeegeebees for the ones who still think that the U.S. had nothing to do with 911.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 1 posted:

well, it looks more like a case of the heebeegeebees for the ones who still think that the U.S. took part in 911.