CSPAN-joint House & Senate Dem press conference just ended

[Skidmore]

did anyone watch this? It was excellent. Announcing proposals for bills regarding port security and took * to task for his speech this morning. Asked why all of a sudden he was shedding crocodile tears after holding hands last summer with a Saudi prince as a means to address the problem of high gas prices.

Lautenberg, Markey, Nadler were participants and some others.

[rodeodance]

1. see this DU thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1019901

[rodeodance]

2. and this one.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1019662&mesg_id=1019662

[Ian David]

3. I have a simple way to make sure we inspect 100% of incoming freight

I got the idea when I went through the airport last week.

We're inspecting 100% of the shoes entering the country, but only 5% of the freight containers.

My simple solution is to re-design the freight containers so they're all shaped like giant shoes:

[KoKo]

4. Great photo....what you say makes sense. Wish Dems could show that

as an ad. We need some marketing against Bush. There's so much good stuff that could be done. I guess there's no money to do it, though.