And You Thought “Port” Was a Wine
On the topic of the brouhaha over the sale of US port management to Dubai Ports World, whether the company is good for the nation or not is less an issue to me than the underhanded and secretive way the administration goes about their business. Something this vital to American interests should be openly discussed by all interested parties. As was the case with Iraqi restructuring and the ensuing no-bid contracts, this deal too was done under the proverbial table. That’s the issue with the protest, as I see it.
CNN writes about the pressure to kill the deal, here. To quote Tom Ridge, former Homeland Security Secretary:
“I think the anxiety and the concern [over the deal] that has been expressed by congressmen and senators and elsewhere is legitimate. The bottom line is I think we need a little bit more transparency here.”
Indeed. This crowd, busy running our nation into the ground, has watched too many westerns and old spy movies. The cloak-and-dagger deal making may bee good fun for the kids, but is disastrous for political policy. Has every room in the white house been turned into a speakeasy?
Even GOP governors oppose the deal. State lawmakers know, after Katrina, just whom would have to clean up any mess resulting from security breeches on their turf. Bushovik Amerika doesn’t own up to their mistakes; that buck stops elsewhere these days.
While BushCo says the UAE are our Friends in Terror, I’m reminded of Jack Abramoff who raised a few thousands for Bush and was once feted and feasted, who now GWB can’t seem to remember…
While we’re nervous over the possibility of a UAE state-owned corporation managing America’s busiest ports, they do this by purchasing the existing port authority, a British company. What ever happened to an American company overseeing American ports? Surely no one would object to that?