Rove relents on ports, says Bush will do as he's told

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Bush would accept slight delay in ports deal: Rove

Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:31 PM ET11
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-02-23T213120Z_01_WBT004849_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-PORTS-DELAY.xml

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush would accept a slight delay in permitting Dubai Ports World to acquire a British company that operates six key U.S. ports, senior White House adviser Karl Rove told Fox News.

When asked if Bush would accept a slight delay in implementing the takeover of P&O, Rove said: "Yes, look, there are some hurdles, regulatory hurdles, that this still needs to go through on the British side as well that are going to be concluded next week.

"There's no requirement that it close, you know, immediately after that," he said in an interview with FOX News Talks' "The Tony Snow Show".

[Beetwasher]

1. Whatever

They'll want to delay, delay, delay until people forget and it goes away and then they'll just make the deal anyway.

The Repubs will be bribed, threatened and blackmailed to get on board, which is great.

This issue is gold for the Dems because the Repubs, despite all their bitching an moaning will NOT hold Chimpy accountable. Hell, they didn't even show up today to the meeting about it.

Gold I tell you. Dems have a chance to seize the Nat'l Security issue once and for all here.

[drm604]

8. Either that

or they've decided not to go through with it but rather than announce that, they delay, delay, delay forever... hoping that people will forget about it and not notice that they've backed down. Either way, we have to watch this and not let them get away with shoving it down the memory hole.

[MichiganVote]

2. Rove is nothing but a bully. Stare him in the eye and he blinks everytime

[SeattleGirl]

7. You got that right, MV

Stand up to a bully and he'll piss his pants every time.

[Nickster]

3. If everything is peachy why delay? Heck, let's sign those papers right now

[havocmom]

4. Who appointed Rove president?

:shrug:

[Punkingal]

5. Why hasn't Rove's sorry ass been indicted?

He's running around makingt speeches and doing whatever, just like he always did. Disgusting.

[Initech]

6. This proves it - Rove's actually the pres and Bush is just a puppet!

Teh conspiracy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wow: