bxgrl,
ever try picking up a package at the post office without your ID?
how hard could it be for the office of Homeland Security to tag an alert to a terrorist’s name?
this Times Square bomber’s name was known,
they lost him just before he went to the airport!
they lost him!
again, this is not about Bush,
it is simply about somebody doing their damned job.
if somebody can’t get the job done, they should be out.
cobble,
you asked dibs to explain about the underwear bomber boarding in another country.
I provided a link to the story about how his father had warned the US about his son.
I can’t get through the EZ pass toll if my credit card doesn’t check out, but these terrorists have carte blanche at our airports?
Legion, I disagree with you on personally blaming the Secretary of Homeland Security for a specific failure to check the no fly list.
Our national security resources (like almost all resources in the world) are limited. There simply aren’t enough people and other resources to cover all of the threats. It is an absolute certainty that some leads won’t be followed up, some people will slip through the cracks, and, unfortunately, that some terrorist attacks will not be stopped. The people who lead our national security effort should be judged on their LEADERSHIP – meaning their ability to use the resources they have available to them to achieve maximum possible effectiveness. Identifying this one failure and questioning the fitness of the leader isn’t a real analysis of leadership.
Kens, a your fellow russian jew is boxing in msg against cotto. you getting tickets?
bxgrl,
ever try picking up a package at the post office without your ID?
how hard could it be for the office of Homeland Security to tag an alert to a terrorist’s name?
this Times Square bomber’s name was known,
they lost him just before he went to the airport!
they lost him!
again, this is not about Bush,
it is simply about somebody doing their damned job.
if somebody can’t get the job done, they should be out.
cobble,
you asked dibs to explain about the underwear bomber boarding in another country.
I provided a link to the story about how his father had warned the US about his son.
I can’t get through the EZ pass toll if my credit card doesn’t check out, but these terrorists have carte blanche at our airports?
Legion,
I was thinking of a cat my roommate had in college. His name was Dopey Louie. He would walk about 5 steps then tip over.
That was my first association with George Bush’s cat-like reflexes. But then I saw the link and concede that that was his finest hour.
“my cat/ballon/glitter hating friend”
I don’t HATE balloons, Snappy. I have an irrational fear of them is all.
[that being said I have no idea how good a leader Napolitano is – I’m just commenting on the commentary]
Legion, Miss Pell is not new. It’s a PLUSA version of an underwear bomber.
Gem, Russians have been taken over Park Slope little by little. We’re like roaches, impossible to get rid of us [disclaimer: I am really a Mongolian]
I’ve drunk way too much Cafe Grumpy today.
Welcome back, Gem. You’ve been away?
Legion, I disagree with you on personally blaming the Secretary of Homeland Security for a specific failure to check the no fly list.
Our national security resources (like almost all resources in the world) are limited. There simply aren’t enough people and other resources to cover all of the threats. It is an absolute certainty that some leads won’t be followed up, some people will slip through the cracks, and, unfortunately, that some terrorist attacks will not be stopped. The people who lead our national security effort should be judged on their LEADERSHIP – meaning their ability to use the resources they have available to them to achieve maximum possible effectiveness. Identifying this one failure and questioning the fitness of the leader isn’t a real analysis of leadership.
donatella,
come on now, you have to admit
Bush had reflexes like a cat
and was cool under pressure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RFH7C3vkK4&feature=related
…and he still manages to smile.