Daddy Bush and Dubai Ports
Bill Press is a syndicated columnist and his writing is distributed nationwide by Tribune Media Services. In addition he is host of a nationally syndicated radio show, as well as a published author. His column appears weekly in our local paper, the Lake Charles American Press. I bring all this to your attention so that you can appreciate his expertise on national politics, and the importance of what he said in today’s (2/26/06) column.
Mr. Press wrote about the taking over the management of our major east coast ports by a United Arab Emirates, government owned corporation. The ‘done deal’ was suddenly announced by the Bush administration, to the surprise of members of both the Republican and Democratic parties. I quote from the words of the columnist:
“Why would George Bush commit political suicide by acting so clearly against American interests? Follow the money! Who sold all their shipping operations to Hong Kong and South America to Dubai Ports? The Carlyle Group. Who’s already one of Dubai Ports’ biggest customers? Horizon Lines, the former CSX Lines, now owned by—you guessed it—the Carlyle Group.”
“And who stands to make a ton of money from all the business that Carlyle’s fleet of Horizon Line ships is going to do with Dubai Ports? Old Pappy Bush himself, who is a major stockholder in, and big time consultant to—the Carlyle Group!”
“Follow the money! Maybe the reason President Bush is willing to fight so hard for an Arab country against the United States is because he wants his daddy to make a lot of money out of the Dubai Ports deal now—so he can inherit it later.”
“Whatever the reason, this is just the latest in a series of monumental screw-ups by the Bush White House: Iraq; Katrina; Social Security; Budget deficit; Prescription drugs; Phone taps, and now selling our ports. More and more, George Bush and company are looking like the gang that can’t short straight—except, of course, when they go quail hunting.”
How come no one else is talking about the Carlyle Group and Daddy Bush’s investment? And how can the President claim that he knew nothing about the sale of the ports until after it was announced by the media? Didn't Daddy tell him? Does he really hold the American public in such low regard that he thinks we believe that disinformation?
Mr. Press wrote about the taking over the management of our major east coast ports by a United Arab Emirates, government owned corporation. The ‘done deal’ was suddenly announced by the Bush administration, to the surprise of members of both the Republican and Democratic parties. I quote from the words of the columnist:
“Why would George Bush commit political suicide by acting so clearly against American interests? Follow the money! Who sold all their shipping operations to Hong Kong and South America to Dubai Ports? The Carlyle Group. Who’s already one of Dubai Ports’ biggest customers? Horizon Lines, the former CSX Lines, now owned by—you guessed it—the Carlyle Group.”
“And who stands to make a ton of money from all the business that Carlyle’s fleet of Horizon Line ships is going to do with Dubai Ports? Old Pappy Bush himself, who is a major stockholder in, and big time consultant to—the Carlyle Group!”
“Follow the money! Maybe the reason President Bush is willing to fight so hard for an Arab country against the United States is because he wants his daddy to make a lot of money out of the Dubai Ports deal now—so he can inherit it later.”
“Whatever the reason, this is just the latest in a series of monumental screw-ups by the Bush White House: Iraq; Katrina; Social Security; Budget deficit; Prescription drugs; Phone taps, and now selling our ports. More and more, George Bush and company are looking like the gang that can’t short straight—except, of course, when they go quail hunting.”
How come no one else is talking about the Carlyle Group and Daddy Bush’s investment? And how can the President claim that he knew nothing about the sale of the ports until after it was announced by the media? Didn't Daddy tell him? Does he really hold the American public in such low regard that he thinks we believe that disinformation?
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