Bush's Chickens Come Home to Roost

It tickles me no end to see that Bush's political chickens have come home to roost in the ports of Newark and Baltimore.

After he has spent the last four years playing the terrorist card in every possible manner to scare up votes, his minions in the House and Senate are now beating him at his own game. As the '06 elections approach, they are kicking the lame duck (or is it a lame quail) to see who can prove herself/himself to be the absolutely most ruthless warrior in the war on terror.

And, of course, this rhetoric comes while neither the Congress nor the administration has done anything of substance to improve our dangerously weak port security. I learned the other day that while we inspect 5% of the containers that come into US ports, Hong Kong port authorities inspect 100%.

As is the case with "mad cow disease" inspections of cattle, our business community can not be bothered with such inconveniences as "homeland security." Apparently, neither can Congress nor the administration - until an election roles around.