CNN reports here that the White House has approved the sale of a British company responsible for the secruity of ports in at least 7 American states, one of which is my own home state of New Jersey. Now, without going too left-wing or anything, can I ask exactly what credentials the Bush Administration can still submit in support of its record of “keeping Americans safe”? I refuse to accept any of the actions in Afghanistan or Iraq as proof of that, since despite all the assertions of democracy-growing and stability-generating, these actions have swelled the ranked of the jihadists and terrorists, not decreased them.

To me, it seems as thought Bush and Co. want a very pourous American-Mexican border to facilitate the cheap labor market that drives American jobs out of existence. Making it easier to enter the country is not security. The removal of public oversight from intelligence tactics also does little to enhance security. In fact, it just makes it easier for potential abuse. And now we get giving control of operations at major importation hubs to an Arab company that is based in a company known to support the terrorists of September 11th? What is it about these situations that allows half the country to see very obvious risks while still permitting the other half to see absolutely nothing wrong with this? Or is a President and his Party’s inability to hold the line on access to American soil by non-citizens and potential enemies something that only non-Republicans can pick up on?