[cyncooper]

Well, that's non-sensical. I asked about your mocking of terror alert levels, not about the other aspects of the position.

I wasn't defending Ridge, either, as I noted early on this thread I am no fan of his.

[repentant_pundit]

OK, regarding the "threat level" colors: our borders and ports are still about as porous as they were on Sept. 10, 2001. Al Queda still wants us all dead, and they have the ability to get WMD thru the border.

So let's simplify this whole color scheme thing...keep the alert level at RED until the borders are really secured.