The only thing I can think of is that Tommy must have felt burned by Bush. This was his parting shot. Comments like his, along with "investigative reports" that show our vulnerability, i.e., lax security at nuclear plants, ease with which the water can be poisoned, etc., infuriate me.
Can you imagine a cabinet member announcing the world our vulnerability during WWII?
When WWII began, the US military was a mess. Our guys practiced grenade throwing by using soup cans. Yet, not a word of this weakness was reported by the press.
People in this country just don't get it yet. We are at war and our enemies watch cable TV and read the internet.
I don't know.
I do know that the issue of poison/food/terror has been brought up and shot down pretty fast the last couple years.
Wasn't there a food-distribution company in TX that had security issues with workers...a company supplying our troops their MREs?
I'd say we need to get real about Homeland Security, including our borders and ports NOW!
I thought Thompson wanted to leave last year and was asked to stay through the election, so where does the "feeling burned" come in. I have to say, even if it is sour grapes for some overlook, you don't announce to the whole dang'd world what you think a major vulnerability is in our security. I'm not sorry to see him go, if this is true; and, if he were running for DOG CATCHER in my area, I'd be first in line to vote against him. Now, if this was a "seed" that was supposed to be planted, ummm, I take it all back.
The terrorists already know this stuff...The only ones that don't are the American citizens...Now, we know too...
Thompson probably wanted to tell us this all along but was prevented...But you have to admit, GW's FTAA, Nafta, WTO, globalism movement appears to be far more important to him than the security of the U.S...