[dirtboy]

More quotes from Stephen Gale from the article:

On Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge

"I don't think he's quick-studied himself into what this is about. He's accepted the party lines. Maybe he still has that streak in him. But you have to be the person in the administration who says, 'I don't care if I'm a sore thumb. This is what we are going to do. Let them fire me."

On hard choices in protecting against terrorism.

"The question is how would we change the rules of engagement. How do we convince the American public that racial and ethnic profiling isn't something that's trying to once again separate people into upper and lower classes - haves and have nots-but we're all in this together?"

On Israel's airline security:

"Nothing's happened to El Al since 1968. The biggest target in the world. Why? Because you can't get on if you're the least bit suspicious. And the way they handle screenings is if they want to give you an enema, they're going to do that, too."

[the crow]

As a UPenn alumni [`77] I wish I had run into this guy. Refreshing point of view and frankness. Wouldn't doubt that he is correct.

BTW I believe he is correct on the "personality conflicts". WAAAY too many lefties there. Would never consider donating or sending a kid to the school. I was lucky to find some fellow conservatives and keep [somewhat] sane.

[Abogado]

He is half right. Yes, a dedicated enemy could disrupt our vulnerable infrastructure. However, the erronous assumption is that a major disruption of the infrastructure would result in a total collapse of our society. The error here is the ommission of a variable termed "yankee ingenuity." We Americans have a historical tendency to invent creative solutions to any problem. The odds are, within 90 days after they try to do their worst, we will be back, stronger than before, and make a profit doing it.

[TADSLOS]

Another lone voice in the wilderness of bureau-politica.

[FReepaholic]

I think Bin Laden and his gang shot their wad on September 11.

Otherwise, we'd have seen more attacks

[The Great Satan]

He told Federal Aviation Administration security officials that terrorists might seize airplanes and fly them into some of the nation's most prized landmarks. Two he mentioned: the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Using Barbara Hatch Rosenberg logic, we ought to arrest this guy on suspicion of masterminding the 9-11 attacks.

[alrea]

There are a substantial number of people on this campus - students, as well as faculty and administrators - who believe that we deserved it on Sept. 11," he said.

Those faculty and administrators, as well as staff are about to get a dose of "the great tax cut of 2002." The "deserved" blow to the economy on top of the recession will blow apart their revenue stream as students struggle with paying the tuition. Tax revenue declines because of the frozen economy and the inflated cost of their socialist product are ending their way of life as they've known it.

In less than 10 years corporate schools and at-home on-line courses will be the way we get our degress and the liberals at the universities will be much less influential in politics, sexual conquests of coeds, and war protests; keep on rocking in the free world.

[varon]

...............reducing the nation to frightened, fragmented territories focused on their own survival.

Perhaps into 50 sovereign states as the founders envisioned? What a novel idea ;-)

[Brian_Neiman_Sr]

Dr Gale is insightful and imagine what would have heppened if there were more openminded folks at the helm that actually were LISTENING !

[Brian_Neiman_Sr]

Dr Gale is insightful and imagine what would have heppened if there were more openminded folks at the helm that actually were LISTENING !