Reply #21: So I am correct that you are positing that keeping quiet now and

[John Q. Citizen]

then bringing it up in 8 months would make the Democrats look good to the voters?

Well, I disagree. If I were a Republican running against a Demo incumbant who tried that, I'd have a field day.

If I were a Repo incumbant running against a Demo challenger I'd say, what's the problem, the ports are running just fine, your own party didn't say squat about it at the time, this is political BS.

The only way I think your scenario would work is if a major event of national significance were to occur at a port, and that there was a way to tie in the Port Operations Company to the event in some way (even at the negligence level) This is a long shot.

Although the question of whether contracting US port opperations out to a company with ties both to the White House and the Royal Family of the UAE makes good political sense or not was not part of my post, I will give you my opinion.

The freepers hate it. The freepers are the most rabid segment of the Republican base. The strong ties of the Royal Family of the UAE to Osama and the Taliban makes people wonder why give them that kind of access.

As too the possibility that it creates a security problem, I don't know.