Posted on 08/11/2006 4:40:36 AM PDT by Libloather
Republicans, Democrats clash over who's stronger on national security
WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats are clashing over the war on terror. Following word of the foiled airline bomb plot, each side is accusing the other of doing too little to deter the threat of attack.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert said, "Freedom is never free, and we must never be complacent in defending it." Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist added: "We must be on alert so that our nation does not suffer another attack like Nine-Eleven."
But Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid countered that "as a result of mismanagement and the wrong funding priorities, we are not as safe as we should be."
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, is calling for implementing the recommendations of the Nine-Eleven Commission to improve airport security.
Throughout the day, the accusations grew more heated with Republicans and Democrats criticizing each other for using the day's events for political gain.
The debate would be laughable if the subject were not so dangerous to the country. While republicans have not all been as forceful re: national security as I would personally like, the dems arent even in the game. Dems/libs all display an attitude of appeasement and willingness to surrender that certainly does not indicate any interest in securing the nation.
what nerve..imagine a policeman knocked on your door and said.."Sir..we caught these men about to break into your home..they had weapons and handcuffs and who knows what they were going to do to you and your family."..instead of saying thank you very much you said.."You know..you could do a better job of stopping crime..we are not as safe as we should be."..what gall..have these people no shame??
This "Clash" exists only in the mind of the rat and his masters in the ratmedia. No serious person can look at the two see a "tough, combat ready plastic face and dusty harry" and conclude that they can protect their office staffs, let alone America.
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