Given the even greater importance of this new position, we hope the White House will reconsider its refusal to release relevant and important documents that will shed light on what kind of Chief Justice Judge Roberts would become.
We hope that whoever the administration chooses to succeed him will be given the tools needed to really do the job.
That's their choice, but we doubt very many will, given the generosity of this,
We are going to assert ourselves, ... What has given us new vigor in this is we think the American people are on our side.
Tom Ridge is a decent man and a fine public servant, but unfortunately was not given the leeway or resources to tighten up homeland security in the way it should be done,
This is the best thing that can be done, short of new laws ... given the deadlock in Congress.
If the report is completed and kept secret and only given to the president, who has already come out for the deal, it will not reassure Americans.
Any talk of dismantling it would be inappropriate given its unique expertise and resources.
The bottom line is that removal from the scene is a good thing. Given the padding of his resume he shouldn't stay on at FEMA.