Your candor is admirable, but not really necessary considering that (a) Mrs. Daschle had not held office for over 3 years prior to 9/11; (b) the Bush administration was appointed by the Supremes to head the FAA over 9 months before 9/11, and they did nothing to stop the 9/11 attacks from happening; and (c) security officials in charge of the Boston Logan and NYC airports on 9/11 were all political appointees of the Repuke governors in those states.
Most of us have tried to live up to the slogan "America United" since 9/11. Divisive articles trying to pin blame upon the Clinton administration for events far beyond their control don't help the "America United" cause very much, IMO.
No. I do not wish to be united with people, including Daschle (either one), who prevent arming of pilots who are willing to defend the lives of their crews and passengers.
The strengthening of the cockpit doors would have been a logical next step to provide the now-armed pilots with a defensible area.
It is not true that nothing could have been done. The Founders of our country did plenty over two hundred years ago and we have failed to heed them. NOW is the time to recognize that failure and correct it.
Yeah. Thank goodness you're above petty partisanship.
Is this supposed to prove something? Although Mrs. "Puff" Daschle is probably not responsible per se, she held the post longer than anyone in the Bush Administration. Bush was appointed by the electorate. If you read the constitution, if you can get Clinton's stains off of it, you would see that. Also, democrats are pissed because, after all the re re re re re re re counts, Algore still did not win.
i did for about 4 to 6 weeks. i do want truth, and as far as i am concerned, like you, i think this article goes off the deep end.
on the other hand, our democratic leaders are back to politics as usual. they say the right thing in public, but stonewall and fight behind closed doors.
btw-thanks for your kind words and giving me the benefit of the doubt.
This says nothing about her lobbying activities during that time. Did she lobby in favor of the FAA or the airlines. As we know they often differ as to goals.
"Bush Administration was appointed by the Supremes to head the FAA over 9 months before 9/11."
Over 9 months before 9/11 was probably before Bush was sworn in. Therefore Bush inherited something that was instigated by and during the Clinton Admin. If the Supremes had made a ruling it probably means that a lawsuit was involved. Where was Mrs. Daschle during the beginning of this litigation? What part did she play in fomenting this problem that the Supremes had to settle.
Was 9/11 therefore Bush's fault?
"The security at Logan and NYC were all political appointees of Repuke governors of those states."
There have been previous threads on FR about the political shennanigans of the Logan and NYC security. Believe me, the politics involved were not entirely steered and directed by the governors of either state. They did sign off on what the airline and heaven knows what else caused to happen. And the lobbyists certainly had a hand in it. Did this begin during or after Mrs. Daschle's stint at the FAA?
There were a series of increasingly horrific terrorist events that were perpetrated against this country during the Clinton administration. These events were allowed to escalate over time (since '93) and the cumulative consequences of inaction are now obvious. The fact is, he should have done far more to ward off this threat. In true Clintonian fashion, there was a lot more talk than action. Now that he's out of office we hear excuses that events were simply beyond his control.