Media Catching On: Republicans Unhappy With Bush Over Immigration, Security

"Even before the ports deal broke into the news, congressional Republicans were beginning to signal their inclination to go their own way, regardless of White House wishes . . . But before the Democrats get too gleeful, they ought to ponder the nativist sentiment that was also fueling this populist rebellion. Some portion of the antagonism stemmed directly from the fact that this is an Arab-based company," warns liberal columnist David Broder. Writing in A Certain Slant of Light, Austin Higgins demolishes that reasoning, saying "The UAE-owned Dubai Ports World imbroglio is but an ancillary element of the primary catalyst accelerating President George W. Bush's steep slide in popularity and his loss of credibility -- namely, his stubborn refusal to secure our nation's borders in a post-"9/11" age of Islamofascist terrorism. That congenital stubborn streak has become his political undoing in his second term and its enervating effects are seen in the schism fast developing in GOP ranks."

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