I think President Bush is doing the right thing with the whole UAE ports issue

Yeah. It pains me to say it. But I think that Bush has the right of it, and all the Democratic and Republican leaders who are against this sale are in the wrong.

So, for those of you not paying attention, here's the issue.

A deal has been brokered that would put the day-to-day operations of six major US ports under the control of a company that is run by the United Arab Emirates.

When this became public, it totally freaked out many, many people.

Bush has been saying that the deal is totally fair, is totally safe, and that he'll veto any legislation brought forth to block the deal.

The more I learn about it, the more I think that Bush is right to do so.
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The most amusing quote about the UAE port thing:

Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley says, "We want to turn over the Port of Baltimore, the home of the Star Spangled Banner, to the United Arab Emirates? Not so long as I'm mayor and not so long as I have breath in my body."

Um, dude? Right now, the folks controlling the home of the Star Spangled Banner are the British, the folks that were shelling Fort McHenry when Francis Scott Key wrote that poem.