Presidential Priorities Redux

The Grey Lady gets it right. But this is, after all, the Petroleum Presidency, where no oilman is left behind. Why should anyone expect Dubya to do anything but cover his ass and take care of his friends? That's all he's been doing up until now anyway.

The President and the Ports - New York Times

If President Bush follows through on his threat, he'll be making a strange choice for his first veto after more than five years in office. After giving a pass to a parade of misbegotten Congressional initiatives and irresponsible budget packages, he'd be choosing to take a stand over the right to hand control of operations at major American ports to a company based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, and controlled by that government.

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