45 Days to forget

Congress and the President have reacted to the port scandal exactly as expected. The administration has agreed to a 45 day extension for congress to get better acquainted with the deal, So they can approve it.

Administration spokesmen have stated the President is not about to change his mind on this sale of our ports - period. So now the President has graciously given congress 45 days to back down in a face-saving manner.

Polls have shown that from 93% to 97% of Americans don't want our ports in the hands of these Dubai characters. The White House sees and knows this, but what we are seeing from the Bush crowd is that what we think is worthless, that Bush doesn't give a tinker's damn about what the vast majority of Americans want.

The 45 days us for us to forget the whole damn thing and get excited over something else.

I predict this port deal will slide quietly through, having been turned into a non-issue by passing time, and the national muppets news shows will start "understanding" the administrations point of view, and will succeed in making the whole thing into an unfortunate mistake in judgment by certain less-than-competent members of congress.

One other thing... Do you recall what was kicked off the front pages by this port sale? Remember, nothing happens in government by accident.