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 Your e-mails: Will port vote change Bush's mind?
 Republicans, like Rep. Peter King, have decried the idea of Dubai Ports World operating key U.S. ports. RELATED
YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS(CNN) -- The House Appropriations Committee delivered a strong, bipartisan salvo to President Bush on Wednesday, voting 62-2 to bar Dubai Ports World from operating several key U.S. ports. CNN's Jack Cafferty asked viewers of the "Situation Room" if they thought the vote would alter the stance of the Bush administration, which has supported the United Arab Emirates-based company thus far. Here is a selection of their responses, sent in by e-mail: What better way for an extremely unpopular president to help incumbent Republicans running for re-election than to adamantly oppose each other over an issue as galvanizing as the Dubai Ports deal? Karl Rove at his best! While everyone is scratching their collective heads trying to figure out what the president is thinking, the White House has figured out a way to bring the Republican Party together in an attempt preserve their majority in Congress. Once again we need to reduce this to the lowest common factor. Is this the opportunity for the president to show the world he can change his mind once he has gone public on an issue? I hope so. No it won't [change Bush's mind], because this is not a Republican-Democrat fight, like you are desperate to paint it. Rather, it is a legislative vs. executive fight. Not to mention that Bush, unlike his Democrat counterparts, is principled. It is quite apparent that the only reason Republicans have decided to be against this deal is because of the uproar by the press and the American public. They are in fear of their jobs. I told my Senator that he would be looking for a new job if this deal goes through, and he's a Democrat. Apparently they are finally listening to us. Score 1 for the citizens, Bush 0. If you want to get an idea whether the port deal will survive, check the number of Republican Senators who are not up for election in the fall. I think President Bush needs to listen to all the people against the ports deal, and remember they are the reason he is in office. The president will not change his mind. This is unfortunate since he will pass on an opportunity to demonstrate real democracy in action. That is exactly the right message. We've been going down the wrong road too long. It's time to stop and get directions. This is all a political smoke screen. The Republicans have almost melted down, and now they need to rescue themselves. So they have simply went against "junior" to create the elusion that they all of a sudden care. I ain't buying it. Bush admit he made a wrong decision? Has hell frozen over and we didn't know it? 
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