Monday, August 15, 2011

Is Perry Undermining National Security?

This must be Texas Gov. Rick "Hair" Perry Day. We saw this article in the Kaplan Daily that should cause great concern about Hair's judgement and grasp of national security. Here's the key part:
"After a months-long courtship that included a trip to China, where he dined with the company’s chief executive, Perry announced that telecom firm Huawei Technologies would base its U.S. operations in Plano...While Perry focused on Huawei’s ability to create jobs in a sluggish economy, national security experts in both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations had concluded that the global telecom giant poses a potential cybersecurity risk to U.S. military and businesses. Three times since 2008, a U.S. government security panel has blocked Huawei from acquiring or partnering with U.S. companies because of concerns that secrets could be leaked to China’s government or military."
The headlong rush by Rethuglican Governors (e.g., Wisconsin's Scott "Too Much Johnnie" Walker) to sell their states to the highest corporate bidder was bound to result in something like this. Hair has some 'splainin' to do. ("Huawei? Shoot, Ah thought they said 'Hawaii'").