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February 22, 2006
Port Deal Fracas: A Lightning Rod For Other Frustrations?
In the process of admitting that he might have jumped to a quick conclusion on the UAE port deal story, Glenn Reynolds might have hit on the explanation of why this issue has struck so many conservative nerves:
But (and this is a separate point from the merits of the decision, or of my take thereon) it wasn't just me -- there were an awful lot of knees jerking on this decision, and the White House, or somebody, should have foreseen that. That doesn't get me off the hook, of course, but it doesn't reflect well on them, either.What's more, this issue resonates so much because there is a huge amount of dissatisfaction out there regarding the Administration's position on border control and homeland security. That's certainly something they should know about, and that made this problem even more predictable.
Emphasis mine. I find this very believable: I think there is an enormous amount of political potential energy that's stored up in both these issues--particularly immigration--and, just as a lightning bolt seeks out the highest point on the ground, this issue has provided a flashpoint for that frustration.
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