If that's the case, then fine (maybe).

Don't you think that the American people should know - particularly the senators, congressmen, and governors who, regardless of their party affiliation, are objecting to this deal - what it is that Bush knows and we don't?

This is what people complained about with the Cheney incident.

Not that he shot someone accidentally, but that the administration has such a penchant for secrecy.

The hearings on this deal were held in secret, and now you suggest the existence of aome secret reason that makes this deal OK.

Perhaps you'd like to speculate as to what that reason might be?

No? I didn't think so.

Well, no matter. This deal will never happen.

It's gone from being a footnote ten days ago to becoming the lead story in the news.

Opposition is growing by the minute, public outrage is on the rise, even among the president's supporters, and Bush could not possibly be so unwise as to think that it would be smart to let this go through.

As the days go by, Dubai will continue to receive more bad press, some real dirt regarding the reasons why Bush is so anxious to see this happen may possibly emerge, and everyone will wind up so pissed off at the president that no matter what reasons he eventually comes up with for letting this happen it won't make a difference.

This issue, I think, will become so explosive that if it doesn't topple the present administration it will certainly lead to a massive Republican defeat in the 2006 midterm elections, and the 2008 presidential one.

Which, actually, may be a good thing.