Ports and Politics

The President's port deal as we know it is a questionable. That being said there will be Republicans who will win politically in the fight against the deal.

New York Gov. George Pataki and Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich have questioned the aquisition of a British company running 6 U.S. ports by and Arabic company. National Security trumps economics is their mantra.

Both Congress and the Senate have also had bipartisan criticism for the deal.

By not going on the party line with the President these figures could reach voters beyond their party base. The only question is where does this issue stand come November, and how much of an opposition were they to it.