The Politik of Tork

All I can say is huh?

Here's the fuel for todays fire. Following is a little excerpt from the article. It's a quote from President Bush.

Lawmakers who have called for the deal to be blocked need to "step up and explain why a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard," he said.

I believe that the moron is missing that it has been explained. You have a company, that is owned by a government of a country that has had ties to terrorism. Hmmmm...doesn't seem to hard to understand to me.

As far as the company being held to a different standard, what was he expecting? Let's face it, Bush has capitalized on the September 11th attacks. We are not what we once were. We are a country that is afraid of what some would call a faceless enemy, but Bush has done a good job of putting a face on the enemy, and that face I hate to say is Arab. Therefore, any arab company or government is going to be treated differently than say a european company or government.

The big suprise with this whole situation is this...

U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-New York, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, already introduced a bill to put the deal on hold.

and this.

Among the lawmakers threatening to hold up the deal are Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tennessee, and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois.

Top ranking Republicans have broken with him. Looks like it's going to be a fun time on the hill.

posted by Matt @ 12:39 PM