Are we willing to follow President Kerry’s lead on Port Deal strategy?

[NoMercy]

Kerry’s strategy on Dubai deal will be on display today at the Commerce Committee hearing. Are we willing to follow his lead?

So far he has called for “full disclosure” and has questioned “the judgment and competence of the administration officials” in pushing through the deal without a real security review.

Like Carter (who says the deal is probably fine) and Wesley Clark (who questions the Bush regime review process but makes no judgment on the deal) Kerry has been measured in his comments on the deal despite the rhetorical firestorm surrounding the issue from all sides.

Today Kerry will be forced to reveal more of his strategy. Will it be:

1. Forcefully seek to block the deal as a National Security threat?
2. Launch a rhetorical attack against the deal, without trying to block it?
3. Focus on Admin incompetence and corruption but let Republicans fight among themselves as the party goes down as the deal goes through.

I, for one, am willing to follow Kerry’s lead on this issue, whatever his strategy is.

[FreedomAngel82]

1. Yes

Check out this blog entry dealing with Kerry. He's asked about the ports deal and he's against it: http://headingleft.blogspot.com/2006/02/co-7-hanging-out-with-john-kerry.html

[MadMaddie]

2. I sincerely hope it is choice #1

Kerry has to prove that his has the balls and the backbone to fight. He has to fight...

[NoMercy]

9. Is this the time to Fight -- Rep congress would like NeoCons to kill deal

do we want to play their game.

[blm]

3. I read it as Kerry wants FULL DISCLOSURE of every step in the deal and

focused on Snow last Tuesday. Then all the reports came out that Bush, Snow, Chertoff hadn't known anything about the deal - maybe hoping Kerry couldn't get their notes or emails for the hearings.

Kerry's actual goal is open government re ALL deals - that has been an objective of his since he first took office in 85.

[jillan]

4. I am with you...

I'm impatiently waiting for him to take the lead on this.


Welcome to DU:hi: NoMercy!

[NoMercy]

6. Deal likely to be problem for Repub congress regardless of merits of deal

Question is really how the democratic congress should best position to make sure
the deal does maximum damage to the republicans while pursuing an honest
investigation and treatment of the feal security issues raised by the DP World deal.

[second edition]

5. I wiuld say most of the above, I don't see force as outlined as being

necessary. I trust Kerry's judgement on this matter. He spoke about port and container security during the election.

[NoMercy]

7. Kerry seems to be staying out of the quagmire. Less is More strategy

is seems.

[jillan]

8. He is starting to speak out.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/28/national/main1354881.shtml

check out the bold print right in the middle of the first page.

[zann725]

10. Count me in too!

Kick!