HOMELAND SECURITY-GATE? Texas tussle stirs up a scandal (Barf Alert)

Herald Tribune ^ | 6/1/03 | Ruben Navarrette

[lowbridge]

Even before the stationery was printed, there were fears that the Department of Homeland Security would one day be politicized. Who imagined that it would happen this quickly, and that the politicizing would occur not in Washington but in, of all places, Texas?

The state that produced a Republican president who made homeland security the nation's top priority has now also produced a scandal that -- if left to fester -- could wind up undermining the federal department created to ensure homeland security.

[lowbridge]

Amazing. Democrats ignore the laws, they lie through their teeth about it, and the Republicans are the bad guys in all of this.

[AbsoluteJustice]

And hey guess what it will stick too because Americans are ignorant about their own government and the Republican party is to damned weak to fight it right back. nothing is new here.

[steve50]

If the story is factual it is a clear abuse of the powers of the new department. Heads should roll unless we wish to mimic the dems idea of accountability.

[maeng]

This is a complete spin story. All the Democrats are trying to do is take the heat off themselves for running away and not doing their job. As it stands now, they have cost us Texans many thousands of dollars and possibly an extra Session.

[lowbridge]

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[_Jim]

HOMELAND SECURITY-GATE? Texas tussle stirs up a scandal

"Massively overblown"

The DPS had every right to a) verify the plane arrived where it's flight plan said it would and b) destroy the records afterwards SINCE no criminal activity/no accident/no 'hijacking' or crash had occurred ...