Bush Defends Port Deal

This seems to be another knee-jerk reaction on the part of the press and politicians. The president tried yesterday to calm the rabble:

Bush took the rare step of calling reporters to his conference room on Air Force One after returning from a speech in Colorado. He also stopped to talk before television cameras after he returned to the White House.
"I can understand why some in Congress have raised questions about whether or not our country will be less secure as a result of this transaction," the president said. "But they need to know that our government has looked at this issue and looked at it carefully."

And issued a threat to lawmakers who would attempt to block the deal:

"They ought to listen to what I have to say about this," the president said. "They'll look at the facts and understand the consequences of what they're going to do. But if they pass a law, I'll deal with it with a veto."

Facts and politics? Since when did they go together. Here's what the Attorney General had to say:

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said port security would not be threatened. "This is not a question about port security," Gonzales said. "This is a question about port operation."

Agreed! The Coast Guard and the Treasury Dept. is in charge of port security, not dock workers.

Plus, Michelle Malkin condemns hypocritical Democrats in They are all profilers now