[Esther Ruth]

Well, and W had Rush blathering on for 3 hours, spinning it this way and that, all praise to the UAE, why Rush loved the UAE more than the DNC and thought they'd do a great job w the ports. Then he spins it another way saying it is GOP strategy to force the dems to name the UAE as terrorists, yea right. Then to try and shut up all the decent he ends his third hour w an assurance not to worry, the UAE when all said and done would not handle the ports anyway. And the Rush thread of the day last time I looked was reminding all who disagreed w this decision that W did NOT have to answer to any one and that NO, the US is not a democracy.

[texasbluebell]

Well, and W had Rush blathering on for 3 hours, spinning it this way and that, all praise to the UAE, why Rush loved the UAE more than the DNC and thought they'd do a great job w the ports.

Be sure to tune into Michael Savage later for a FAR different opinion...

[libstripper]

It really shocked me when Rush went spinning on this, especially because he earlier took the other view, the view most of us are taking here. All of this causes me to sit back, wonder what's really going on, and be inclined to cut Bush some slack. It's just possible he's planning some kind of secret military operation against Iran where the UAE is an essential player. If so, he can't talk about it until it's happened. Rush's spinning could also be explained by the fact that Bush let him in on the operation in confidence.

I'm just going to sit back and see what happens for now. If my guess turns out to be wrong, I'll join the crowd attacking Bush.

[Feiny]

I simply cannot stand listening to Rush so i don't. Your post is confirmation of that decision.

[Pelham]

I was listening to that, too. Until then I hadn't realized that this controversy could be reduced to simple economics- but then, unlike Rush I don't have a self-awarded degree in economics. Maybe I need to golf more.