45 Days

YOU SAW THIS coming. The White House announced yesterday that, at the request of Dubai Ports World, there will be a 45-day review of the national secruity implications of the company's plans to take control of operations at six major US ports.

The WH sure could have saved some political capital if they had done this review in the first place. Now it appears that they are buckling under pressure from Democratic (and quite a few Republican) senators and governors.