Posted on 12/16/2004 6:43:13 PM PST by SmithL
LOS ANGELES -- The police chief and sheriff of Los Angeles could be candidates to become the next secretary of homeland security, outgoing secretary Tom Ridge says -- but both men say they're not interested in the job.
Ridge praised Police Chief William Bratton and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, saying they understand how to protect large cities from terrorism.
"These two are doing this for their entire careers, so it's no surprise that their names are being publicly mentioned and maybe even privately discussed," Ridge said Wednesday at a news conference to announce $282 million in homeland-security money for California.
Ridge declined to comment on whether the White House has seriously considered either man.
Bratton, a former New York City police commissioner, said in an interview on KNX-AM of Los Angeles that he doesn't want the job.
"At this particular time in my life, I'm enjoying what I'm doing and I've got three years to go on the first term," Bratton said. "These stories take off like a missile, so I figure I'd shoot it down very quickly."
He was more receptive to the idea in an earlier interview with the Los Angeles Daily News, saying, "If the president comes knocking on your door, you naturally have to take him seriously."
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Oh yea!
Bratton can't figure out L.A.
His smiling bureaucrat style assures he'll get nowhere each time. They say he cleaned up NYC... so what's so different about L.A.? Maybe we're more spread out and PC, and Bratton is blinded by the constant ethnic criticisms?
Welcome to L.A., chief!
Bratton can't figure out L.A.
His smiling bureaucrat style assures he'll get nowhere each time. They say he cleaned up NYC... so what's so different about L.A.? Maybe we're more spread out and PC, and Bratton is blinded by the constant ethnic criticisms?
Welcome to L.A., chief!
Can ANYONE tell me exactly WHAT Tom Ridge has done since ASSuming his present position?
double post, DOH!
I feel like a newbie.
Right and both are anti-gun. They are both non-starters in my opinion. Parley
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