More on the Port Deal with the UAE

Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) is on CSPAN this morning, saying that the 45-day period (for investigation of the Port deal with the UAE) is just a "cooling-off" period, agreed to by the administration, so that the public furor will die down. I agree.

What the Democrats are saying is that what is needed is a real investigative review. As it stands now, the deal is going to go through while the 45-day investigation is being done. Menendez is arguing that the clock needs to stop on the deal while the investigation is taking place. Menendez is also arguing that we need legislation to provide effective checks on decisions like this in the future.

Menendez is making the distinction that the administration refuses to do between "foreign companies" and "government-owned and controlled corporations."

Menendez is making the point that the Bush administration allowed the UAE controlled company to "certify" the background checks individuals who were to work at the port.
Very few people are talking about the connections between the Bush family and the UAE.