Posted on 10/12/2004 11:28:30 AM PDT by wallcrawlr
WASHINGTON-- Sen. Mark Dayton said Tuesday he is closing his Washington office because of a classified intelligence report which made him fear for the safety of his staff.
Dayton, D-Minn., said the office will be closed while Congress is in recess through Election Day, with his staff working out of his Minnesota office and in Senate space off Capitol Hill.
``I take this step out of extreme, but necessary, precaution to protect the lives and safety of my Senate staff and my Minnesota constituents, who might otherwise be visiting my Senate office in the next three weeks,'' he said on a call with reporters.
``I feel compelled to do so because I will not be here in Washington to share what I consider to be an unacceptably greater risk to their safety,'' he said.
Dayton said he could not describe the contents of the top-secret intelligence report, which was presented to senators at a briefing two weeks ago.
``None of us can predict the future,'' he said. ``I hope and pray that the precautions I've taken will prove unnecessary.''
Asked what advise he would have for Minnesotans who want to travel to Washington over the next few weeks, Dayton said, ``I wouldn't advise them to come to Capitol Hill. I would not bring my two sons to the capitol between now and the election.''
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
ping
One thing you can be certain of is; that whatever game he is playing, he is trying to do something to harm Bush and/or harm the nations security.
You can be 100% certain, that if he was given top secret information which if revealed would put thousands of soldiers lives at risk but if revealed would also hurt Bush he would reveal it in a heartbeat.
He is certifiable kool-aid drinking a Noam Chomsky acolyte
He is the kind of person who believes 9-11 was payback for the evil America has inflicted on the world.
Mark Dayton makes Pat Leahy look like a patriot, If Michael Moore was a Senator he would be Mark Dayton.
He has publicly expressed hate and venom for Christians.
During the Senate hearings about Abu Grave prison he treated the General who appeared with Rumsfield worse than I have ever seen a witness treated at a Senate hearing, it was disgusting and over the top. He accused him of undermining the constitution be requesting that CBS delay the story to protect hostages. He is also was the primary person pushing the idea that if Bush and the Military were not so incompetent they could have easily shot down the plane which hit the Pentagon
He is a "girlie-man"!
Mark Dayton:
a. is off his meds
b. is a coward
c. knows something WE don't know
d. All of the above
In 2000, the incumbent Rod Grams was a great senator, but had a delinquent son who couldn't manage his zipper and got caught in a motel room with an under-aged bimbo just before election time. As a result, the voters awarded Dayton the senate seat.
He's got to be the dumbest male in the U.S. Senate. Thanks to Patty Murray and Barbara Boxer, he's only the third dumbest person.
Posted by Jan on October 12, 2004 @ 3:06PM
The American Prospect has posted a blog about the sudden departure of Minnesota Republican Senator Mark Dayton who closed his office on the hill because of his concern about a possible terrorist attack. Here's a bit from Dayton's press statement:
Recently, the Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist, presented us with a top-secret Intelligence Report on our national security. Obviously, that document's top-secret classification prevents me from discussing its contents. However, based upon that information, I have decided to close my office in the Russell Senate Office Building until after the upcoming election. I will move part of its operations to my office in the Fort Snelling Federal Building in Minnesota and other parts to Senate office space available off of Capitol Hill.
I do so out of extreme, but necessary, precaution to protect the lives and safety of my Senate staff and my Minnesota constituents, who might otherwise visit my office in the next few weeks. I feel compelled to do so, because I will not be here in Washington to share in what I consider to be an unacceptably greater risk to their safety.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist in response to this has basically said that he doesn't know what Dayton is talking about. But there's something here that smacks of the outcome of three years of building a culture of fear in Washington. Washington's fear broadcasts to the rest of the country has the side-effect of making the poiliticians flee -- could it be that it's a subconscious prescience that the Republicans are going to be voted out on November 2?
Somebody wants some free publicity.
Probably that was written by one of his "people". Unless you're a big DFL contributer, he doesn't get within a mile of his EMail. Probably afraid of antrax contamination from his monitor.
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "a classified intelligence report"
Loose lips and all that...this guy sounds like a wimp with no backbone and no understanding of "CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE."
Hey Dayton...just SWAT the nuisances.
So was the threat against ONLY Dayton??? Why aren't the other Senators dispersing their staff? Someone needs to askDayton if it was just against HIM.
He must have French blood running through his veins. If he were my senator I would be embarrassed. That he is a senator is embarrassing. Oh that's right--John Kerry's a senator and he is an embarrassment too. Is it something about the senate?
Nuh uh....Patty Murray and Ron Wyden are the DUMBEST Senators.
He is as big of a KOOK Lefty as Paul Wellstone was,But he isn't as much of a Camera Hog as Wellstone was.
The effort to unseat Sen. Mark Dayton starts on Nov. 3rd.
This State has been trending Republican lately,Let's hope it continues.
Just a correction, yes Dayton is from Minnesota, no Dayton is not a REpublican he happens to be a democrat.
It's right on the web site.
Cowardly dems.
Maybe Markie just had to come home.
When's the Daisy sale?
I don't know, it's disgusting that this coward is representing the the people of Minnesota.
There is always software available to recover deleted items! You can still have your fun before the election if you will invest a few dollars in the software!
How many other elected officials in Washington DC are doing this? Does this guy realize what an "ASS" he is making of himself?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.