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I don't know enough yet to analyze this article. The terminal operations were sold after Snow left. Sanborn is the sort of experienced industry professional that can work w/maritime interests. Both sorts of instances happen all the time in business and government.

I did notice that while NYDN said *terminal operations* first, they then reverted to *port control*. It also seemed to me that the 45-day review is in the event (such as now) that we have people raising concerns. The POTUS has another 2 days to officially institute the review and from reports, it looks like a done deal. The law and procedures are being followed. Were I to fault anyone, it would be the staff involved. Their main job is to protect their boss. Looks to me like they didn't. Perhaps there are so many really important issues going on that they made a call to not burden the bosses with something routine and the donks/RINOs/MSM took advantage of that. Not that I know. I am simply trying to put it into perspective.

The MSM has been after every Bush appointee since 2000. I have read slams of Snow for being an "access capitalist" and for not being as good a CEO as the writer thought he could be. There is so much snarkiness around today towards anyone who is Republican, corporate, successful, affluent or in a political position that I tend to take it under advisement when I read such things and refrain from judgment until I see a real smoking gun/red flag. As I understood it after O'Neill left, the job of Treasury Secretary has a good deal of salesmanship involved. Snow makes a better case to the public than did O'Neill, IMO. But what do any of us really know? I find I need 360 degrees of information these days, because I cannot trust the accuracy of the MSM. This issue has caused me to place Malkin, Coulter and Hannity into the same category as NewsMax or WND. As an information junkie, who also works full time, this is making it very difficult for me to have informed opinions on a lot of issues.

Personally: we haven't had an attack in the US since 9/11. We have busted many cells. We have intercepted individuals trying to smuggle themselves into the country via container. We have taken action against at least a couple of ships (that I am aware of, could be more) whose cargo at the least set off our alarms. The military folks I know and the ones whose generous sharing of their expertise on FR and on various blogs I have appreciated, think we are doing alright on port security. Not perfect and we could do better, but so far, so good and things are getting better all the time. In a flat market, my investments (passive) have done ok, for the most part. My personal business has been good to excellent, as has my husband's. I have no reason to distrust the administration and every reason to distrust not only the donks, but the so-called GOPers who are up for reelection.

Has anyone worried about the supply chain over the past 5 years? Prior to that? No one needs to micromanage every aspect of everything unless they are a control freak or trying to run a command economy. The donks and the unions have destroyed several industries already. Obviously, our economy would not survive federalization of our ports or another huge government bureaucracy or service union.

YYMV