[mburbank]

The administration took it's eye off the ball. Congressional republicans asd well as democrats (but please recall who's in charge) loaded the bill with pork. The Whitehouse is supposed to ride heard on this, but they weren't even watching. Why is anybodies guess, but I think they re all lip service on 'homeland defnece' and only pay attention when it gives them more power. Cops on the beat, bettter equipped hospitals and more firemen don't give this administration a boner the way increased surveillance power and waging war do.