Let them eat couscous

Bubble boy Bush, with his imperial disregard for reality, gets his ass smacked--finally. Let's see how Rove spins this one (which he will) to try to make an ass-smacking a sign of strength.

Bush's Response To the Ports Deal Faulted as Tardy

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, an outspoken liberal Democrat from New York, two weeks ago began publicly denouncing a deal to let a Middle Eastern firm take over terminal operations at six U.S. seaports. From the other end of the political spectrum, even more outspoken conservative radio host Michael Savage was doing the same -- and recruiting Republican lawmakers to his cause.

To anyone listening, it was clear that President Bush had a problem on his hands. But Bush was not listening. And his political team had its attention elsewhere. By the time they noticed, Bush's problem had grown a lot bigger.

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