THE WALL STREET JOURNAL editorializes in favor of the port deal, and there’s more discussion over at On Tap.

UPDATE: Lileks has a new Screed posted, and is stunned by the political ineptitude on display: “It’s one thing for an Administration to misjudge how a particular decision will be received; it’s another entirely to misjudge an issue that cuts to the core of the Administration’s core strength.”

ANOTHER UPDATE: We’re going to have Austin Bay and Jim Dunnigan on tonight’s podcast, talking about this, but here’s what Dunnigan just emailed: “UAE is one of our best allies over there, and no fan of al Qaeda. Stiffing them on the port deal will only hurt us.”