Beating the Drums of Fear

The GOP is pounding on the Drums of Fear yet again for this election year. They say the democrats won't be able to protect America from terrorism.

What I find amazing is that from the top down they claim that they do a better job at defending the American citizen from terrorism. That's odd since last year a team of covert agents managed to sneak everything they needed to make a functioning nuke.

They did it without disquising any of the parts they needed! Some of it was labeled as fissable material!!

Did any of the people charged with intercepting terrorists question the shipments these under cover agents were transporting into the US?

Nope! They did not. All the crates had the proper labels and stamps so they let them breeze right into the US.

And how long has the DHS been on the job? Who appointed the people that run it?

According to a report released to the public on the effectiveness of TSA screenings over 200 fake bombs were smuggled onto commercial flights while testing current security measures not too long ago.

Who's in charge of these keystone cops? Oh yeah, the same guy that oversaw the agency in charge of preparing for Katrina and it's aftermath.

So tell me again how this administration is doing a better job than the democrats could?

You're only as good as your team is when you manage a nation and the people you appoint to management teams had better be competent in those jobs.

So far the record for the current management says they can't do the job, in spite of the claims they continue to make. I guess their real message to the people of the US is, 'Yeah, well.. we may not be so hot but the other guys suck even more'.

Is that how low we've sunk?

Are there no intelligent, competent people of integrity in politics any more? People that won't rape the Constitution and Bill of Rights just to avoid being embarrassed when the Supreme Court tells them they're violating the same Constitution that they swore to uphold?