Bush Flinches On Port Deal

Not unexpected, of course. He never fights a battle he can't win.

Reuters: Bush would accept slight delay in ports deal- Rove

President George W. Bush would accept a slight delay in permitting Dubai Ports World to acquire a British company that operates six key U.S. ports, senior White House adviser Karl Rove told Fox News...

More than likely Bush and Rove hope the delay will allow the intense criticism to cool.

The AP also has a report- Delay Possible on Ports; Dems Want Probe

The AP further reports that the UAE company has agreed to the delay.

This reminds me somewhat of the ongoing debate over the President's NSA spying program. The President makes a major decision without oversight (except in this, Bush didn't even know about it!), Congress understandably flips out, Bush acts tough and assures everyone that not only is he is right but we are borderline traitors for questioning him, Congress flinches but still stands its ground, finally the President agrees to some retroactive oversight if they agree to rubberstamp his decision in the end, and Congress agrees and lays down arms.

Just another week in Washington DC.

Russell Shaw posts on how Republicans are falling into line-
They've Gotten The White House Talking Points: GOP, Talk Show Hosts Now Falling Into Line on Ports Deal

As Charles Krauthammer said on Fox News, "Democrats are not going to shift on this. Republicans will". Umm, you sure you wanna brag about that, Chuck?

[Related video- Lou Dobbs on CNN - The Bush-UAE Challenge]