From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote in message news:44112725$1{at}w3....
> http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/ap/2006/03/09/ap2584570.html
>
> > Ohhh more joy for the Arabs & the UAE especially.
>
> Heck Bahrain might ask that there are no armed americans on any of it's
> port facilities...why not. Just coz you want to dock a cruiser, no
> reason for you to have armed foreigners on Bahraini port facilities...
>
> I'm wonder how the Emirates/Boeing relationship will continue give a
> number of the sales were poitically directed.
>
> Adam

There are pluses though. Slowly the Bush unravels

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2006/nf20060310_8323_db038.htm

Now, with the White House, congressional Republican leaders, and the
government-owned Dubai company trying to quell an unexpected political
firestorm, the simple business deal looks more like the thread that could
unravel Bush's standing on many fronts. "It's an electoral
disaster," says Republican strategist Frank Luntz. "This is
potent because it legitimizes all the Democratic attacks of the past three
years that the President isn't paying attention."

DETERIORATING IMAGE.  Another casualty: Bush's carefully cultivated image
as the first MBA President. The botched federal response to Hurricane
Katrina, coupled with the ports backlash, have damaged Bush's image as a
disciplined, skillful chief executive. (See BW, 9/27/05, "For Bush, an
Issue of Competence").

According to a Feb. 28-Mar. 1 Gallup Poll, 40% of Americans believe Bush
can manage the government effectively, down from 53% in July, 2005. The
biggest skeptics include highly educated professionals. Just 37% of those
holding graduate degrees and 39% of those earning between $50,000 and
$75,000 give Bush passing marks on management. Among conservatives, 43%
told Gallup that Bush is not paying enough attention to what his
Administration is doing.

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