[mrustow]

Tom Ridge was basically given her job, with a fancier title, to be the "pair" that she isn't. How are Homeland Security and National Security different?

You're kidding, right? Condi Rice speaks privately with the President every day. Tom Ridge occasionally gets a form letter from the Oval Office addressed to "Occupant."

[epow]

Tom Ridge occasionally gets a form letter from the Oval Office addressed to "Occupant."

You're right. And he's still trying to figure out who that "occupant" guy is whose mail he's getting. Ridge is the guy the term "empty suit" was coined for.