Hail Tom Ridge!

[neebob]

RIDGE HAILS RESPONSE TO AIR MARSHAL ORDER

By JOHN J. LUMPKIN

WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on Tuesday hailed the response of other nations so far in the U.S. quest to get air marshals deployed, if necessary, to protect commercial airplanes against terrorist attack.

"I'd put the family on the plane," Ridge said when asked about how strongly he felt about new safety measures the Bush administration has undertaken. Ridge made the rounds of morning news shows a day after the Department of Homeland Security issued a new directive giving the government the option of denying access to U.S. airspace to airlines which do not cooperate.

"Working with our partners around the world, I think we have made great progress in this area," said Ridge. Appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America" show, he called the move "an added level of security."

"People travel. People must travel," Ridge said. "We cannot submit to the fear associated with the continuous scream that they (terrorists) would use aviation as a means of attack."

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20031230/D7VOO57O0.html?PG=home&SEC=news

He said it himself: "We cannot submit to the fear associated with the continuous scream ...." And a couple of crazy pictures of the studly hailing man. Just when I think my iWon home page is totally useless, it provides me with a chuckle.

[bryant69]

1. Well,

I think it's a fair bet that Al-Queda won't use airplanes again. They will try to hit us in some other way. I could be wrong, and it certainly doesn't rule out other terrorists copying that particular method, but my guess is that Al-Queda will strike in some other way.

Bryant
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[BiggJawn]

2. I'm not too horny about the idea of flying anymore...

Because of Al Queda?

Get Real.

Because of ill-trained, rush-job, rammed through, we-need-a-warm-body-with-a-gun on that plane Wackenhut nut-cases?

That's it.

I'm more worried about an ARMED federal Rent-A-Cop being on the plane than I am any potential terra-ists. Yeah, fire a shot and miss at 31,000 feet. Put a hole in the side of the plane. Watch it explode.

All because the Nimrod saw some guy with an almanac....

[guajira]

3. This Oliphant Cartoon Describes My Opinion Exactly!!!

It's all about job security!

[neebob]

4. Ya know

He really does look like Eddie Munster. No more nagging "Who in the hell does he remind me of?!"

[Andy_Stephenson]

5. I think he looks like

[JohnKleeb]

6. Do you think he has a Tolson or does drag

:evilgrin:

[Rhiannon12866]

7. I think that the problem with his looks

Is that he has this great big face with such little tiny features. I wish nuxvomica would do one of those photos where each side of his face is duplicated to make a new face, if you get what I mean, like he did for Dick Cheney. It would probably be too creepy for words. I find him creepy, anyway, and always have.
:scared: