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Friday, February 17, 2006

Thanks Chuck Shumer

Hah-- bet you never figured to see that title on any of my posts. Chuck Shumer is, after all, a seriously liberal Democrat and a guy I have previously ridiculed for his support of the Nanny State.

But he's also raising a bit of a hue and cry about this proposition. Maybe the deal to have a United Arab Emirates company take care of security at some of our busiest ports is fine-- but I'd really like to be certain of that before we make a $6.8 BILLION deal with a country that also had ties to the 9/11 terrorists.

Perhaps he's doing it simply as a knee-jerk opposition to Bush, but no matter the reason, I think it's important that this deal is intensively reviewed before we sign on the dotted line. So, thanks Chuck.

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Posted by: Nick W. / 2:52 PM
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Are you ready for something else that most people probably never thought they would read on this blog? I find myself in the unusual situation of agreeing with Senator Schumer on his position that this should be looked into more closely. This is a homeland security issue, and I'm not sure that Dubai Ports World should have the responsibility of a large portion of security at major U.S. ports.

Let the White House know that we think that this is a bad idea. Email President Bush at comments@whitehouse.gov. If you want to use the phone, try these numbers:

Comments: 202-456-1111
Comments: 202-456-6213 (TTY/TDD)
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461

And if you want to go really old school, write W at:

President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500-0001
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