Plus I'll bet that these sailors would rather it have been out at sea then at the docks where they want to see thier families and could care less about this Politician keeping them from it. Ill bet that was a factor in the decision as well.[/QB][/QUOTE]

That is hitting the nail on the head. There is a saying that was very previlent when I was in and it is scratched on every head wall on my 2 ships it is.......FTN