Okay, this is rich. If we had a real Congress, there would be investigations. There would be outrage. USA Today reports on what most of us suspected, that the terror alert was often raised based on "flimsy" evidence:
The Bush administration periodically put the USA on high alert for terrorist attacks even though then-Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge argued there was only flimsy evidence to justify raising the threat level, Ridge now says.Yep, Tom Ridge admits it. So, the obvious question is why were the terror alerts raised if it wasn't based on real evidence. Was it politics? And which "administration officials" made the call? John Ashcroft? Karl Rove?
Ridge, who resigned Feb. 1, said Tuesday that he often disagreed with administration officials who wanted to elevate the threat level to orange, or "high" risk of terrorist attack, but was overruled.
His comments at a Washington forum describe spirited debates over terrorist intelligence and provide rare insight into the inner workings of the nation's homeland security apparatus.
So all the red state voters who thought Bush would keep them safe...the GOP played them perfectly. The propoganda of fear....Joseph Goebbels would be proud.
