"Comfortable"? If Americans didn't believe they lived in a daddy culture before this, they ought to be able to see that reality now. Just how do dysfunctional daddies make their kids feel good about their questionable decisions? There's usually a condescending pat on the head and an "I'll think about that" involved - which means that they've already made up their minds and are just going to do what they want to anyway.
So it is with the DPW deal.
After facing staunch bipartisan opposition last week over the processes surrounding the deal, DPW has asked the US to further investigate in order to solidify its position. Note that this request did not come from the White House - which has completely mismanaged this issue - and which is exactly where many of the deal's opponents think it should have originated.
Regardless of this new review, the glaring New York Times headline of the day is "Review of Port Deal Will Leave Decision to Bush".
Once again, Americans are reminded that democracy in their country is a nice concept, but that the reality is actually quite different.
But Democrats balked, insisting on their original demand that Congress should have the final say over the deal. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, who joined a bipartisan group of senators on Friday in calling for a quick vote on legislation requiring a 45-day review, said Congress, not the White House, should make the final determination.
"We still believe that the report also has to go to Congress, that as much of it as possible ought to be public and that we would have the right of disapproval," Mr. Schumer said in an interview. "That is part of our legislation. That is constitutionally valid; you can have the right of disapproval."
Oh c'mon Senator Schumer - daddy Bush gave you a pat on the head and told you he'd think about it. Isn't that good enough?
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