Congress V. Bush

Wow---the Bushite contempt for any opposition whatever has finally made enemies of its own Repub leaders in Congress, on the issue of the Dubai takeover of key U.S. ports. Both the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader are questioning the deal, and threatening legislation to at least delay it. The Big Smirk promptly threatened to veto such a bill, proposed by his congressional allies. It would be his very first veto.

According to the NY Times, the White House was shocked by the outcry, partly because 30% of U.S. ports are already run by companies in other countries, including China. But do people know that?

The deal stinks. It's the Bushite version of globalism at its worst--corporations transcend all else. The Bush family's cozy relationship with Saudi state officials and related corporations is well known. Now apparently the person Bush nominated to oversee the ports just left his job with the same Dubai company that is taking over the ports' management.

Is this where even conservatives finally get it?--That what Bush and Cheney are about is rampant cronyism and corporate greed---creating threats and wars to make money for their favored businesses? If the Bushites really believe there is a substantial terrorist threat, why would they let any port out of complete U.S. control?