I'll condemn the Bush administration for it if they do that, dianavan. It isn't necessary to march in lockstep with either party, you know.

The Democrats are behaving just as reprehensibly over this issue as the Republicans. They are being quite obvious in their misrepresentation of what's really going on. For instance, they have tried to make it look like the Coast Guard has raised concerns over security issues that haven't been addressed, when the Coast Guard themselves are saying that that is not the case.

The people who are arguing against this deal wouldn't have to lie if they didn't have something to hide themselves.