We have now been assured by Mr Bu$h and his assorted sycophants, golf bag carriers, and fellators, that the folks running the UAE will be the most excellent stewards of our security at our 21 most important ocean ports. These are the ones who financed 9/11, supplied two of the suicide attackers, refused to allow us to examine the money trail to track down Osama bin Laden, and who are reportedly bestest buddies with him, hawking and falconing all over the landcsape in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But they'll do a good job protecting our ports.

Thanks to the pessimist, over on The Left Coast for pointing out Trish's really innovative idea:

Alert PR reader Vito D. had a really good question for the Deputy Defense Secretary. Gordon England said last week that those who question the port deal put our security at risk by giving people from Arab countries a complex. Vito asked:

Why not abolish the Secret Service and let U.A.E. guard the President? Now this would show our Arab allies that we trust them.

I agree. If there’s no problem with letting them hire the longshoremen in our ports, then while we’re at it, let’s put them where they could really do some good.