So we've established the pattern. Bush is either a serial liar, or he's completely out of touch and a simple figurehead who has no idea what his own employees are doing.
From AP:
President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday.Then we get the old White House line that congress already approved of this deal, so why complain now? That is of course the same argument that the White House and congressional Republicans are using to defend Bush's illegal domestic spying program. So if the Republicans are fine with this argument vis-a-vis the domestic spying, then they're going to need to explain why it's different now.
White House counselor Dan Bartlett said Wednesday the UAE company, Dubai Ports, "is a reputable firm that went through a congressionally approved vetting process."
