Posted on 05/04/2010 12:33:38 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday said the Obama administration has been more successful in combating terrorism than its predecessor.
“We're tough on terrorists. That’s our policy. That’s our performance. And, in fact, we've been more successful,” Hoyer said at his weekly press availability.
Former President George W. Bush’s presidency was dominated by the issue of terrorism, and Bush’s vice president, Dick Cheney, has taken several shots at Democrats and President Barack Obama for endangering national security.
Hoyer’s remarks Tuesday appeared designed to counterattack Republicans looking to the attempted bombing Saturday in Times Square as evidence that Democrats are not doing enough to stop terrorists.
He took a direct shot at the Bush administration over Afghanistan, which he said had been ignored by the previous administration. He added that Democrats have been more successful in targeting terrorists where they come from.
“We've been more successful in Pakistan,” Hoyer said. "We're focused on where terrorism began — not began but was launched against us — in Afghanistan, which the Bush administration essentially ignored and, as a result, after seven years had a festering, worsening situation inherited by this administration.”
Hoyer also fought back against Republicans who’ve been critical of offering Miranda rights to terrorism suspects who are also U.S. citizens. He noted the Bush administration likewise issued Miranda rights to American citizens who were arrested.
The suspect arrested in the Times Square incident, Faisal Shahzad, was read his rights by U.S. authorities early Tuesday.
“I think it doesn't have a great deal of credibility, carping about that. Because, of course, that's the way Bush handled [it],” Hoyer said. “[Saying], 'It wasn't wrong when Bush did it but now it's wrong'? I don't think that sells.”
Hoyer said foiling terrorist attacks involves a degree of luck.
“I think every administration — the Bush administration, the Clinton administration — [has] tried to do what they could to preclude incidents from happening,” Hoyer said. “It is extraordinarily difficult.
“You've got to do everything you possibly can, and pray that you get also lucky,” he added. “Not because luck is what you want to rely on, but because, clearly, it is such a difficult challenge.”
Co opting the William Ayers of the world doesn’t mean ‘fighting’ them Mr Hoyer, you idiot.
WOW
I want to know where he’s getting his meds........
Aren’t they using the policies that were established under the previous administration?
Attacks on the American homeland have been NONSTOP
since the undocumented Pres_ _ent invited in his
Homies from the 57 States.
Barf alert ping.
LOL -- show us your ID. Great one!
Oh? Is that why we’ve had 2 terrorist attacks that only were stopped from occuring because of the incompetence of the bombers, and another that was carried out at Ft. Hood, because Democrats are better at fighting terrorism than Republicans and all during the first 15 months of Obama’s administration? So dumb luck is a terrorist fighting strategy? Funny how under the Bush admin the use of FISA wiretaps and the Patriot Act after 911 prevented terrorists from getting beyond the planning stage.
BWAHAHAHAA I bet a lot of people don’t believe Hoyer being how many Islamic terrorist attacks have now happened under Obama and Pelosi???
They are just 2 dumbasses away from having a worse record in one year than bush had in 8 years
Two attacks failed ONLY because of the perps stupidity
Is this guy taking straight shots of Nyquil all day long or something??
This statement is INSANE.
No one is saying so right now, but the Oil spill in the gulf of Mexico could be terrorism, and just remember....
its all Obama’s fault.
Elections are coming....they know they are in trouble...it’s all about the deception..ALL about the deception.
Fruitcake nutty Steny. Liberalism truly is a mental malfunction.
We are fortnate that the terrorists’ (this guy, the Christmas flight guy) competence matches that of the admin.
I also count the attack last year in Little Rock (was it an Army recruiting office?)
People should be connecting the dots as to how Obama’s appeasement strategy is faring. We have never been so vulnerable in our own country.
This is from The Onion, right?
“They are just 2 dumbasses away from having a worse record in one year than bush had in 8 years. Two attacks failed ONLY because of the perps stupidity.”
Actually, there was another foiled attempt. Back in September 2009, Islamic terrorist were putting together a plot to bomb the NY Subway system. It was foiled by British agents who discovered the plot in emails, and notified the US. Only then were we able to stop it and arrest the perps.
0zer0 could easily be 0 for 3 in 15 months on the job.
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