Carter wants to play also

Dear old ex-President Carter put in his two cents worth on the selling of our ports to foreign owned companies.

"My presumption is, and my belief is, that the president and his secretary of state and the Defense Department and others have adequately cleared the Dubai government organization to manage these ports," Carter told CNN. "I don't think there's any particular threat to our security."

How impressed should we be that Carter doesn't think "there's any particular threat" in a deal like this? Is he privy to information we don't have? If so, why? He's just another private citizen nowadays, with only memories of a failed Presidency to keep him warm.

Keep in mind that the company wanting to buy and control these ports is owned by the Dubai government.

And, for crying out loud, why would he think that Bush's secretary of state would have the qualifications to determine the Dubai government qualifications? This is the same secretary of state that poo-pooed all the warnings of an imminent attack on America pre 911.

Sort of like actors I imagine. Once in the limelight, the desire to bask in their light and warmth never fades.