Posted on 10/12/2004 11:32:58 PM PDT by The Loan Arranger
Sen. Mark Dayton said Tuesday he is closing his Washington office because of a classified intelligence report that 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.
CBS News Correspondent Bob Orr reports that federal officials said they knew of no new, specific intelligence information that would have prompted Dayton to close his office.
U.S. officials say they "know of no specific intelligence that al Qaeda is targeting Capitol Hill, Washington or any U.S. site, reports Orr. And there is no information that any attack is imminent.
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Its time the people of Minnesota give this French Weasel the boot in 2006.
He is a Coward.
I think Arnie would consider this a 'girly man'.
Ann Coulter would describe him as an effeminate metrosexual. (laughing)
Brave Sir Dayton ran away
Bravely, ran away...away...
When danger reared its ugly head
He bravely turned his tail and fled
Yes, brave Sir Dayton turned about
And gallantly he chickened out
Bravely talking to his feet
He beat a very brave retreat
Bravest of the brave, Sir Dayton
Yes, she would, and properly so!
Who knew Dayton was French?
I guess he thought he might be a...TARGET.
Get it? Target? Ah, never mind...
I think we should take over his office and tell him don't bother coming back.
I wonder what he knows, that we don't??
Consider the source. CBS? I'll wait for more credible reports.
Some people on the internet were making fun of this guy...
But if you read the Wash Times this morning about the Chechnyan terrorists who came across the border, it makes you wonder if he's heard something...
Spot on! I was thinking EXACTLY the same thing. LOL.
I can't wait until 2006.
The morning radio talk shows out of the Twin Cities are filled with callers who are critical of Dayton. He is, by the way, the senator who bought his election, being an heir to the Dayton's department store fortune.
""I take this step out of extreme, but necessary, precaution to protect the lives and safety of my Senate staff..."
Translation: "I'm trying to protect my sorry a$$"
Hmm, what does he know and when did he know it????
This just shows that being a Senator does not necessarily qualify one as a leader.
Who do you think will be his Republican challenger?
He is a Democrat.
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