Bush bash 24/7.
Just for clarity's sake, I would walk to the ends of the earth barefoot to support and help finance President George W. Bush and the GOP.
Until this port deal, I have supported W's every move, and could almost even sympathize with his stance (dilemma) on immigration and spending.
I stand 1000 percent behind W's version of the Patriot Act, and I am in support of the NSA's right to intercept terrorist communications in and outside the USA.
I support school vouchers, am strenously opposed to abortion, I believe we should drill for oil in ANWR and elsewhere, and I even support W's vision of global financial investments.
This ports deal, however, would have put us in a real bind, especially if there was some type of leadership change in the UAE, or if the DWP had hired a nasty new CEO or board of directors.
As for the GOP, it is (was) not media bias that had W's support level plunging. It was the fleeing of millions of mainstream Republicans over this deal, most of whom support and welcome foreign investment but don't want Arab governments to be in bed with the US Coast Guard, etc.
Today, I am on my knees thanking the US House for in effect saving many Republicans from certain defeat this November.
It will be tough enough to fight the mainstream media libs, let alone many rank and file conservatives who would have been so disgusted with this deal that they would have stayed home in 06 and 08.