Jim DeMint is on the losing end of an argument and instead of saying “oops, sorry”, he is down right determined to dig in and continue his crusade to keep this country less safe: A Republican senator who has been blocking President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration complains that Democrats are […]
As Republicans take to the airwaves to lay all the blame on President Obama for the Christmas day attempted terrorist attack, Ben Smith points out that Republicans also can take some of the blame: As Republicans seek to put the blame for the widespread perception of ineptness at the Transportation Security Administration on the Obama […]
Still catching up on the news of the attempted airline terrorist attack from Christmas and this story really caught my eye: Some airlines were telling passengers on Saturday that new government security regulations prohibit them from leaving their seats beginning an hour before landing The regulations are a response to a suspected terrorism incident on […]
Well here’s more details of Vitter’s little episode in a post 9/11 airport: The Transportation Security Administration is examining Sen. David Vitter’s much-reported decision to open the closed gateway door to his plane — even though he was warned against it by an airline worker. So he tried to open a gateway door to his […]
That’s what Ben Nelson and Susan Collins apparently think. Greg Sargent has obtained a memo of the latest round of changes to the stimulus package being proposed by these two: Total Reductions: $80 billion Eliminations: Head Start, Education for the Disadvantaged, School improvement, Child Nutrition, Firefighters, Transportation Security Administration, Coast Guard, Prisons, COPS Hiring, Violence […]
The Judge in the Moussaoui case has accepted a compromise with prosecutors: The federal judge in the death penalty trial of al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui accepted a government compromise Friday that will allow prosecutors to present new witnesses about aviation security Judge Leonie Brinkema in a written order said prosecutors could present exhibits and a […]