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Friday, February 24, 2006

DeWine says he'll wait and see on port deal

A day after President Bush flew to Cincinnati to headline a fundraiser for Sen. Mike DeWine, the Ohio Republican spoke out Friday on the government-owned company from the United Arab Emirates that’s in line to take over operations at six major U.S. shipping hubs.

Here’s what he had to say: "We have to take a good look at this thing."

The company – Dubai Ports World – agreed on Thursday to a postpone the takeover of the U.S. ports while Congress investigates the company’s $6.8 billion purchase of London-based Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.

DeWine: "I'm glad that there’s been a delay in the implementation. … This is going to give time for Congress and for all of us to take a hard look at this."

The White House has stood by the deal, and President Bush has said he would veto any legislation that would block the U.S. contract.

DeWine: "It's certainly a concern to all of us, what we are hearing, but I want to get all the facts before we move ahead, and now we have the time to do that."

Asked why his comments – which neither support or oppose the administration – came a day after the Bush fundraiser and not earlier in the week, despite at least two interview requests (read our first story here and our second story here), DeWine said: "I don't see what difference it would make."

He added: "I was out of town for a couple of days."

Congress, which was on President's Day recess all week was scheduled to return to work in Washington on Tuesdsay.

Sen. George Voinovich, R-Cleveland, also has not said whether he supports or opposes the deal. Spokeswoman Marcie Ridgway said he’s researching the deal.

However, several Ohio lawmakers, including House Majority Leader John Boehner of West Chester, and Reps. Steve Chabot, Mike Turner and Jean Schmidt, all R-Ohio, have spoken out against the deal.


3 Comments:

at 2:06 AM, February 25, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

During an election year the voters will be watching this very closely. After all the fear peddling GWB has done it serves him right that people are reluctant to move forward with this.

David Letterman's monologue - February 21, 2006: "George Bush just hired an Arab country to take over operations at six major U. S. ports." "You know if this keeps up, people are going to start to question his judgement."

 
at 12:00 PM, February 27, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dewine already knows what he is going to do. Just like the rest of his rino ways. He is a sponser of the Dream Act, to take away from the American Kids, and give to the Illegals. He wants to give Illegal Aliens a free pass on our the American Citizens dime. Dewine and the rest of the senate hasn't got the American Citizen in Mind. There all selling us out.

 
at 12:05 PM, February 27, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dewine, knows now that he wants to sell everything. Just like the Rino, he is. Sponser of the Dream Act to take away from the American Kids and give to the Illegal Aliens. Just like he wants to give all Illegals a free pass on the American Citizens Dime. Same with Voinovich. There thoughts, we don't care about the American Citizen, we will listen to the likes of Vicente Fox. What he wants we will give him.

 
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