For the gov, Wallace asked Chertoff if it was true that Homeland Security had asked her very early on to let the Feds take over. Chertoff: "Chris, I'm not going to go into any private conversations we held with the leadership down here."
Good to see the administration take the high road, but politically I don't know if it's going to help them.
Read Post 13 of this thread. It is very reassuring.
Lord knows I admire and love this administration...but, they seemed to have long ago forgotten that they live and work in a political arena.
Unfortunately for those of us who will be left behind in 08, they're the only ones who have forgotten this.