Congress reacted with great speed to voter outrage over the Dubai port deal. Why are they so reticent now?
Because "The Dubai Port Deal" was such an easy punt. They could look like they were "bowing to the will of the voters", but in reality, do nothing at all about the issue. At the end of the dust-up, "the people" walked away thinking they "won", and "the deal" kept on keepin' on, with nothing changed.
It's sort of impossible to play that sort of BS with something like this issue, where the results are so transparent.