I Don't Like John Poindexter!
Safire starts off talking about the Homeland Security Act (Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the article) then goes off on a rant about Poindexter, Iran Contra, Reagan, and Bush (Paragraphs 4 through 13).
And, yes, I get his point. We should all be concerned.
I Don't Like John Poindexter!
Right...and as mrsmith says:
Do you have any idea what he is talking about?
Does he?
Thanks to dirtboy, we seem to know more about the bill than Safire does, and yes, we should be concerned about what might be buried in it, but, Safire seems a bit off the mark here...
It's worth remembering he's a columnist (opinion) and not a reporter (at least a nod to the facts)...nevertheless, IMHO this piece seems uncharacteristically hysterical...
(and before anyone says "aHA! that's what *they* want you to think!", let me just state that emotions are good, but reality is better when seriousness is required, and "keep up the good work", db!)