[gcruse]

May 9 = he tells a committee that terrorism is top priority.
May 10 = he directs that upcoming budgets put top priority to guns and drugs. THERE IS NO MENTION OF COUNTERTERRORISM.

Sept 10 = he answers cries for increased antiterrorism funding with, "No."

[sarasota]

OK. I didn't miss the point re: the past. May 9 and 10 were two seperate agendas. I don't personally have a problem with that. September 10 still held the same view. Ashcroft clarified things for me during the 9.11 hearings when he said that, had he been convinced that there would be an imminent attack he would have completely supported a strong counter attack. What else do you think he could/should have done? I fail to see how our Monday morning quarterbacking is doing anything but diminishing the current administration. Just my opinion.