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Trent Lott to Bush: "I'll Override Your Override" of Port Deal

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President Bush's sagging poll numbers, the administration's handling of the Dubai port deal and lingering bad memories of Harriet Miers' failed Supreme Court nomination have left a broad spectrum of Republicans on Capitol Hill with little good will toward the White House. 'I was offended,' Sen. Trent Lott, Mississippi Republican, said of Mr. Bush's threat last week to veto legislation aimed at stopping the transfer of port operations to a company owned by the United Arab Emirates. He said Mr. Bush 'threatened me before I even knew the details of what was involved or whether I was going to vote for the bill or not.'

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