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JESUS GOD ALMIGHTY

Are we nuts? What is the leadership of this country thinking? If this isn't pure BULLSHIT then there really were WMD's, SADDAM was truly behind 9/11 and Cheney didn't pull the trigger last weekend.

Conditions set by the federal government for approving an Arab company's takeover of operations at six major American ports are not enough to guard against terrorist infiltration, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday.

"I'm aware of the conditions, and they relate entirely to how the company carries out its procedures, but it doesn't go to who they hire, or how they hire people," said the chairman, Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York. Mr. King said senior administration officials had shared details of the sale with him.

"They're better than nothing, but to me they don't address the underlying conditions, which is, how are they going to guard against things like infiltration by Al Qaeda or someone else? How are they going to guard against corruption?" Mr. King said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Infiltration is one of Al Qaeda's strong suits, just check with the Army in Iraq today to find out just how good they are.

He spoke in response to remarks that Michael Chertoff, the secretary of homeland security, made Sunday on the ABC program "This Week."

Mr. Chertoff defended the security review of Dubai Ports World, the company given permission to take over the port operations, but declined to discuss specifics, saying that information was classified.

Funny how that works.

"We make sure there are assurances in place, in general, sufficient to satisfy us that the deal is appropriate from a national security standpoint," Mr. Chertoff said.

Now don't you feel all better. . . CHERTOFF has everything under control just like when Katrina came roaring in. You remember what a "HECK OF A JOB" that was.

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, a British shipping company, was bought last week by Dubai Ports World, which is owned by the United Arab Emirates. Peninsular and Oriental operates the cruise ship terminal on the West Side of Manhattan and has operations in New Jersey, Baltimore, New Orleans, Miami and Philadelphia.

Critics of the deal have cited the United Arab Emirates' history as an operational and financial base for the hijackers who carried out the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

A Miami company, Continental Stevedoring and Terminals, has filed suit in a Florida court challenging the deal, saying that under the sale, it would become an "involuntary partner" with Dubai's government.

Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, urged President Bush on Sunday to override the agreement.

Ya, I'm sure that will happen just like stopping the tax cuts for the rich. Or admitting they made ANY MISTAKES.

HERE'S A GOOD IDEA

Bremerton want's to find out if people would use a WI-FI connection if it was installed in the downtown area. In fact they are running a survey to see what you think about this idea.

Many cities are doing this right now. For example Philadelphia and Chicago to name two. I think this is a great idea except I think it should go even further.

I think we should do this County-wide. I think the cost should be low (under $10.00 per month) or even free. It would allow most people to get access to the Internet. The very poor could be allowed access for free or at a greatly reduced price.

People might start a business from home. Current businesses in very rural areas would have access to High Speed Internet access.

If you want to take the very short survey click on the link below. Add you comment and suggest they do it County Wide. Look under PUBLIC NOTICES & NEWS

Take the short survey here.

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THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD

Here are a couple of tunes that game back from the grave (poor choice of words) for your enjoyment.

All shot up - Elvis

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Trying to cover up - Jonny Cash

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NO WORDS NEEDED

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

Actress Jennifer Aniston:

* ""There's a sensitivity chip that's missing.", on ex-husband Brad Pitt's posing with actress Angelina Jolie as a married couple in W magazine while rumors were flying that Jolie was a factor in their separation. Pitt has since announced that he's adopting Jolie's two children. " . . .

THINK ABOUT THIS!

A car company can move its factories to Mexico and claim it's a free market.

A toy company can out source to a Chinese subcontractor and claim it's a free market.

A major bank can incorporate in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claim it's a free market.

We can buy HP Printers made in Mexico.

We can buy shirts made in Bangladesh.

When I need to speak to someone about my computer, I talk to somebody in India.

We can purchase almost anything we want from 20 different countries

BUT, heaven help the elderly who dare to buy their prescription drugs from a Canadian pharmacy. That's called un-American! And you think the pharmaceutical companies don't have a powerful lobby? Think again!

YOUR A REDNECK IF. . .