I read this and, after separating Dubya’s typical spin, struggled to understand a bit what is going on with the immigration legislation in Congress (and there are demonstrations scheduled all over the place today, including some in PA). Then it occurred to me.Suppose Harry Reid had signed off on the Senate version before it went to the House-Senate committee. Then the bill comes back from the committee looking nothing like what Reid originally approved, and then he votes against it.
You know what would happen, don’t you?
The Repugs would immediately start crowing, “There goes that flip flopper Harry Reid. He’s just like John Kerry. He voted for the bill before he voted against it. Ha ha.”
If I were Harry Reid, I’d tell Bill Frist and John Boehner that I’m not going to sign a damn thing until I approve the bill in its FINAL FORM out of the House-Senate committee (and not that the Democrats are innocent on this, but there are Republican splits on this issue also, such as the one between Bush and "Bored George" Allen of Virginia).
The Dems have to be as hostile as the Repugs. Yes, I know it’s an ugly spectacle and it turns people off, but cowering and losing has a lot to do with the current mess in which we find ourselves.
Update: Five little words - throw this idiot in jail!
2 comments:
You overlooked the main connection between LSG/Sky Chef and Bush. (We all know the connections between the Carlyle Group and Daddy Bush.)
from Wikipedia:
Caterair was the name of a Texas-based investment, Caterair International, Inc., of the private equity firm Carlyle Group. It provided in-flight meals for passengers on large commuter aircraft. It is famous for its association with George W. Bush, who was a member of its Board of Directors between 1990 and 1994, and even served on its audit committee. He quit the Board to run for the position of Texas governor, months before the firm declared bankruptcy.
Carlyle acquired the business from Marriott Corp. which sold its In-Flite Services catering business to Marriott’s upper management. Carlyle took a 50% stake, committing $93.8 million. The business was renamed Caterair. The investment was funded primarily by a massive issuance of junk bond financing, as was the trend at that time.
With the global economy spiralling into recession during the early 1990s, the airline business faltered, and with it did Caterair. It eventually defaulted on its debt obligations during 1994. Hence, it was later dubbed CraterAir, by Wall Street analysts.
Caterair was sold by Carlyle to the Canadian private equity firm, Onex Corporation, in September 1995 which merged it with its other acquisition LSG/Sky Chef.
This really pertains to "A Fox In Another Henhouse," but it's very interesting information (yep...I didn't make that connection).
I wonder just how many businesses under Dubya have failed before he turned tail and ran away...an unbelievable failure on so many levels.
Thanks for the update.
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