Interesting thoughts at Mullings today:
This is like saying the company which operates your local airport - which is to say it decides how much you pay for parking and where in the terminal the Starbucks will be located - is responsible for airline security.
It isn’t.
But welcome, Democrats, to the national security debate. It’s been interesting to hear your strong views on a country with-ties-to-terrorism, to witness you play the race card in a new way and to see you move up the outrage ladder from the insignificant (Cheney’s mishap) to the potentially semi-substantial (port transfer). Pull up a chair!
UPDATE: Glenn Reynolds is having second thoughts on the port issue and cites the writer linked above. More on the topic, I understand, was covered on his podcast. Also, Jim Geraghty has a detailed post.
MORE: After commenting at Van Wagon, I decided to craft this one myself (with permission from Patrick Ruffini):