[Reaganwuzthebest]

However, a former security director said there is little cause for concern.

"Being regulated by the federal government and by the state government puts a very high threshold of security standard for any operator at the Port of Miami," Nelson Oramas said.

Well that clinches it, there's no reason to be concerned terrorists might infiltrate the ports.

[Alberta's Child]

Florida is in a unique position on this issue. As I type this, I'm reading an article from the current (February 20) issue of The Journal of Commerce that describes how the state of Florida has recently implemented a credential system for port employees with standards that exceeds those set by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Maritime Security Act of 2002.

[EQAndyBuzz]

"Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Robert Menendez are planning to introduce legislation that would prevent the sale of port operations to foreign governments."

Curious. The two of them have been planning to introduce legislation for a week already. Anyone have a clue when they are going to do it?