UAE Offers Token Delay While Rice visits

First on the wires was this story, announced after a trial balloon by Karl Rove himself on Fox radio.

Here is the story onRice’s visit, which says:

A State Department official said he was not aware of anything in Rice’s discussions with UAE Vice President Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid that would affect the ongoing battle in Washington over the ports deal.

The official asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak on the record.

And pigs will fly today, too.