RNC release omits ALL Republican comments from WSJ Ports article

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

While Bush says he’ll veto any attempt to block the port deal, congressional critics have threatened to derail one of the president’s nominees. Last month, in an unfortunate bout of timing, the White House nominated David Sanborn, a former Dubai Ports World executive, to head the Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration. Sanborn was the focus of a confirmation hearing earlier this month, but critics, including Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., have threatened to block the nomination.

In a sign of how stormy the politics is, the Republican National Committee forwarded reporters excerpts of a Wall Street Journal editorial slamming critics of the deal. While the RNC release highlighted portions of the editorial critical of Democrats, it omitted every mention of Republicans—including the editorial’s opening paragraphs which highlighted the opposition of Frist and other GOP critics. “This behavior of Republicans strikes us as peculiar coming from people who claim to support the war on terror,” the WSJ opined, in a sentence not included in the RNC release. President Bush always wanted to make Washington a more bipartisan place. Unintentionally, he seems to have succeeded.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11508962/site/newsweek/page/3/

[rodeodance]

1. except for the Chair (Warner)--no Repugs showed up at the Senate Port

briefing either.

[DELUSIONAL]

2. In that photo he looks like a mean vindictive SOB

sort of like looking at his soul.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

3. Yep...like the old "Lost In Space" episode called "The Golden Man"...

2 guys land on the planet. One, as the name implies, is a "Golden Man"...completely gold, skin, clothes, everything. Handsome guy in the traditional sense. The other looks like a giant frog in a jumpsuit. Doesn't take the viewer long to realize which one's the bastard.

Like Bush said, everything changed when he discovered his "favorite philosopher."

:patriot:

[radfringe]

4. smelling like a bad door deal is in the works

regarding the omission of GOPers names/quotes

any bets on this scenario: setting up the Dems, let them get out in front of the issue, and then pull out the rug and slam the press with more of the "ANGRY DEMOCRATS" spin

[blondeatlast]

5. I think it may too late for that from the RNC...

Too many Rs--including DeLay and Frist--have been quoted in the press as slamming the deal.

Can't say that I'm not enjoying the RNC infighting and the distancing from W. It's been brewing for some time now.

If nothing else, this election year (so far) promises to be entertaining on the Right side of the fence!

[radfringe]

6. well.. they've managed to squirm out of things before

and don't forget - Rove was taking down names during the NSA hearings just a couple of weeks ago

he's probably added alot to his list over the port deal, making a few calls...

still smells funny to me