I seen it comin'

Suddenly, President Bush's position on the DP World deal grows more flexible.

The Bush administration signaled today that it is seeking a way to delay, at least briefly, a Dubai company's takeover of six major American port terminals in the United States, in hopes that the additional time might assuage angry Republicans and Democrats in Congress who are threatening to block the deal, administration officials said today.

A brief delay. This, after all that tough veto talk and the veiled threats about listening to him, or else.

A long walk back, indeed.