Ghost of BiB

Since there aren't many kickers out there, there is probably already a re-structure working. Franchising takes that off the table, pretty much, doesn't it? I don't keep up with that stuff much. I'm content with Lindell, which is 180 degrees from what I thought this time last year.

And the world continues to turn.

I rarely mix stripes and plaid.

This thread needs to be broken up into focus groups, as there are many good issues and points here worthy of discussion. Just my opinion.

Semtex and scotch.

Aw crap. You too?

It's probably more like don't have a car you'd miss. It's just a car. I'm too old to get laid because I have a cool car.

I thought it was a girl lost in Aruba. No one is looking at the angle of the Florida law suit started by the American company working sub-contract to P&O, that actually runs the operations there, day to day. Still would run ops. Citing essentially breach of contract over security clauses. Right. Damn, Mickey's the lawyer, and I've yet to hear anything out of him from that perspective. Oh, Bush Bad.

And somewhere along the line, the original cause of this - whatever it is, is off the radar. Anyone want to Google how this fiasco got started?

First off, if I gave the impression that coordination does not exist, I didn't mean to. But as with anything else, things can always be done better. As for the hypothetical, to fully explain would put me discussing things in too much detail for a public message board, because I'd be straying from my opinion. I'm not going to be foolish enough to cite examples of actual plans other than to say, pick one. Might want to start somewhere around 1788 or so. Leadership is always an issue, but leadership also extends beyond the oval office. I know your take on things, I think you know mine - unless you really think me a neo-con Bush appologist. The truth is, I think traditionally, every administration finds a way to put constraints on the creation of policy - they should, as policy is their lane. It's the functional mechanics I'd like to see get organized differently. You keep sneaking thinly veiled Bush shots in there, so be it. Whatever. 9/11 or not, the function of government at the national strategic and policy level is a pretty complicated beast. The simplest thing can become tremendously complicated just in deconflicting policy and strategy directives, even terminology within a single agency, let alone cross agency. It's hard to get those complications across to most people. It's not anyone's "fault", it's friggen US Government.

so, we splitting the prize, huh? I can get by on 30 million, how about you?

So, in other words, neither one of you have sh-- worth stealing. Neither do I. Best burglar proofing I know. Car alarm? Bah.

Apparantly mostly you. This hasn't got anything really to do with good-bad. It has to do with dissemination of information, and the failures of all concerned to manage that properly. In general, I haven't seen the left-right parts of this board in this much agreement in a long time.

My appologies. I've been stunned to watch the agreement and consensus from both sides of our aisle the last few days, and did not intend for this to go into a Clinton bash.

Precarious? Given that they already have working nukes, I'd call it scary.

I was refering to her co-sponshorship of the "block the deal" legislation. Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider that a smooth move on her part. Makes me wonder about her advisors.

I just tossed that out there for perspective. Hutchinson was in the running for this Dubai deal too.

China controlling the Panama Canal? Thanks, Jimmy.

Levin sounded like a total idiot at yesterday's hearing. But, I'm pretty sure that the press has him as really nailing those bad guys down. I think the deal goes through, and goes away. I'll also be very interested, should she run, on how Hill plans on conducting foreign policy since she just committed quite the knee jerk faux pas. What an excellent opportunity to establish a sense of diplomacy on her part - that was just blown. Just because Americans will have forgotten this in 3 weeks doesn't mean the middle east will.

All true. As a side note, a lot of the company's management is American, including the COO, or at least Western. And the actual operation of the terminals is done by Americans. But, this has all been gone over.

I would tend to agree.

I don't think any of this has to do with security concerns at all. That's just the packaging. And as I mentioned in another thread, I bet there are some folks now that probably wish they had kept their mouth's shut.

I'd be willing to bet that there are people on both sides who maybe now wished they had kept their mouths shut. Especially those with presidential aspirations.

I say the "deal" goes through. BTW, what deal?

Not going to happen.