[Cicero]

I didn't realize that the NY Times liked the Saudis so much. They never expressed that attitude before, that I can remember. In fact, their usual contemptuous attitude has been that Bush, a "Texas oilman," is too close to the Saudis. So what gives? Are their noses out of joint because he isn't taking their foreign policy advice?

[gaspar]

Cicero: You must recall your history! The New York Times owners are immigrant German Jews, the same sort who thought that Hitler was a fanatic, but manageable. Historically, this class wanted little to do with and actually looked down on the Yiddish population of Mittle-Europe

[okie01]

"I didn't realize that the NY Times liked the Saudis so much...In fact, their usual contemptuous attitude has been that Bush, a "Texas oilman," is too close to the Saudis. So what gives?"

Obviously, the NYTimes finds a "Texas oilman" more contempible than an "Arab oilman".