"Photo Op" Homeland Security

Senator John Kerry characterized the Bush administration Homeland Security policy as "a photo opportunity and the rhetoric of a campaign." Hmmm, I wonder how accurate that statement is...

Ok, so maybe Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge's "photo op" with the first U.S.-VISIT screen (thats U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology for long...The Bush Administration's real talent seems to be naming things) is not that accurate...maybe Bush and his minions are working above the political fray...

It was optimistic, until I read Fox News today:

International Association of Fire Fighters president Harold Schaitberger said it is suspicious that the administration reportedly knew about these threats [the "credible" intelligence from "multiple" sources that al-Qaida is determined to "hit the United States hard" in the coming months in a strike that could be linked to events such as a coming international economic summit and the summer political conventions] for more than a month but only chose to publicize them now, as Bush's approval ratings have been sinking.

"I find the reports in this press conference to be politically convenient at best," said Schaitberger.

International Brotherhood of Police Officers President David Holway criticized the administration for "sitting on this information" instead of sharing it immediately with police.

"The timing on this is very suspect," Holway said. "We want to make sure that when this information does come out, it comes out in a timely manner."

So do we all, now if the President could get off his bike. *wink*