[Libloather]

The union audience was sympathetic to the Democrats' contentions, because its members would benefit if, as many Democrats have recommended, spending for security measures such as police, firefighting, rescue squads and medical care were increased more rapidly than the administration has recommended.

The RATS are trying to spin homeland security into financial security.

And the Times is more than willing to help...

[Howlin]

I suspect that the "union" members are saying this about Bush for one reason alone: if I am not mistaken, the Democrats fought tooth and nail to get UNION JOBS into Homeland Security.

They lost.