On the Waterfronts

I know I'm one of many who thinks our president is not too bright, easily swayed by political self-interest, self-aggrandizing, and morally suspect. Now, on the heels of his deal with a state-owned company in the United Arab Emirates to run US ports, I begin to think he's a) simply evil or b) the single most corrupt president in the history of the country or c) insane. Or all of the above. Is anyone reassured that Michael Chertoff, the man who brought us New Orleans as a third world country, said the deal passed a classified review and that it would include safeguards to protect U.S. national security?

Considering that some of the 9/11 hijackers used the UAE as an operational and financial base, that two of the hijackers were from UAE, and that it was a transfer point for shipments of smuggled nuclear components sent to our good buddies Iran, North Korea and Libya , do you think the UAE is our new best friend?

Thank God for the resistance this deal is meeting--from both sides of the aisle as well as a whole lot of governors who are pretty sure they don't want a country linked to terrorism on their waterfronts.

What's next? Al Qaeda running airport security?