It's a serious political issue if Karl Rove is on the case -- and publicly no less. The mastermind of making national security a political issue went on the Bush/RNC/GOP network today to spin. Clearly, if Karl is going on TV, there's a big problem brewing. Looks like Rove's figured out the Bush team is getting their wish: national security is a huge political issue this year -- but it's working against them this time:
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.He didn't say much. But the fact that they had to haul out Karl -- who has his own issues with violating national security -- says a lot.
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.
This means, of course, the Democrats need to keep up the pressure.
