OBAMA Has Domestic Counter-Terrorism Budget Slated For Major Cuts

the Lid/The Atlantic ^ | 1/5/10 | The Lid

[Shellybenoit]

In a big speech today, the POTUS cited "unacceptable" failures in the American intelligence system that allowed an accused terrorist to board a U.S.-bound Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day, and promised changes to avert future plots. He also said that officials in some unnamed federal agencies have taken "responsibility for what went wrong" in their operations while avoiding blame for any one individual or department in particular. He said of the slip-ups "That's not acceptable, and I will not tolerate it," Obama said. "We have to do better, and we will do better. And we have to do it quickly."

While placing blame on the Intelligence system, President Obama forgot to mention his role on the error. The truth is our Commander-in-Chief took his eyes off the ball. In fact before the Christmas attack of the Underwear Bomber, the President and his democratic buddies had the National Counter-terrorism Center slated for severe budget cuts.

[combat_boots]

[beethovenfan]

Oh, I feel so safe now.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

before the Christmas attack of the Underwear Bomber, the President and his democratic buddies had the National Counter-terrorism Center slated for severe budget cuts.

Oh, that's gonna play well in Peoria...or Detroit.

[ExpatCanuck]

"That's not acceptable, and I will not tolerate it,"

Speaks volumes. I just can't imagine GWB or Reagan not saying 'The American people will not tolerate it' or at least adding 'and the American people will not tolerate it.'

It's all about himself with this guy.

[ExpatCanuck]

"That's not acceptable, and I will not tolerate it,"

Speaks volumes. I just can't imagine GWB or Reagan not saying 'The American people will not tolerate it' or at least adding 'and the American people will not tolerate it.'

It's all about himself with this guy.

[Tawiskaro]

Enemies of the Republic collector's card #15:

[B-Cause]

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"de omnibus dubitandum"
doubt everything (especially from our government)

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[ronnie raygun]

Smoke and mirrors speech. Wake me up when he stops flappin

[M. Dodge Thomas]

Facts are stubborn things, as for example:

1) We have an instrumental record of steady rising CO2 concentrations.

2) Which tracks well with estimates of human carbon release over the last 150 years.

3) And the human origin of which is confirmed by isotopic ratio.

Any explanation of the carbon cycle that does not account for these facts is very likely incomplete.