Lose - Lose
In one fell swoop, President Bush has:
• admitted that he knew nothing about the Dubai ports deal until after it was disclosed by the press (Cheney-Whittington redux) but it must be approved or we will be sending a message to the Arab world that it can't be trusted.
• managed to bring together Republicans (Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, Peter King, Chairman, House Homeland Security Committee), Democrats (Hillary, Chuck Shumer), Teamsters, Newt Gingrich, Cal Thomas, Arianna Huffington....
• given the Arab world reason for accusing the United States of anti-Muslim bigotry, thereby pissing off both the royal families AND the fundamentalists.
• squandered his anti-terrorism profile.
• strenghtened the aura of secrecy that has been pervading the administration.
Here's the question(s): Who's in charge and just what the hell were they thinking -- or were they thinking?
• admitted that he knew nothing about the Dubai ports deal until after it was disclosed by the press (Cheney-Whittington redux) but it must be approved or we will be sending a message to the Arab world that it can't be trusted.
• managed to bring together Republicans (Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, Peter King, Chairman, House Homeland Security Committee), Democrats (Hillary, Chuck Shumer), Teamsters, Newt Gingrich, Cal Thomas, Arianna Huffington....
• given the Arab world reason for accusing the United States of anti-Muslim bigotry, thereby pissing off both the royal families AND the fundamentalists.
• squandered his anti-terrorism profile.
• strenghtened the aura of secrecy that has been pervading the administration.
Here's the question(s): Who's in charge and just what the hell were they thinking -- or were they thinking?
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