Evil Dick Cheney blasts Lamont win as "good news for al Qaida." Meanwhile, Dick does WORSE_THAN_NOTHING to protect hazardous Chemical plants...
Cheney: Lieberman Loss ‘Disturbing’ Because al Qaeda Is ‘Betting They Can Break The Will of The American People’
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/cheney-ct/
As the Mideast sits on the brink of regional war, Vice President Dick Cheney spent his time yesterday holding a teleconference to discuss the outcome of the Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut.
Cheney said that to “purge a man like Joe Lieberman” was “of concern, especially over the issue of Joe’s support with respect to national efforts in the global war on terror.” He explained:
"The thing that’s partly disturbing about it is the fact that, the standpoint of our adversaries, if you will, in this conflict, and the al Qaeda types, they clearly are betting on the proposition that ultimately they can break the will of the American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task."
http://thinkprogress.org/cheney-teleconference
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9-11 Commission FINAL REPORT SUMMARY, "D" and "F" - FAILING - grades for post-9/11 security:
http://www.9-11pdp.org/press/2005-12-05_summary.pdf
US [Bush admin.] GIVEN FAILING GRADES by 9-11 Commission Final Report
on counter-terror security, review of above official government report by WP.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120500097.html
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WORSE_THAN_NOTHING:
REPOSTED: Nothing illustrates the craven CORRUPTION (bordering on premeditated treason) of the Bush administration, or the craven COMPLICITY of cowering DC Democrats who FAIL to point this awful truth out, than that, with America spending BILLIONS to fight the War on Terror, the Bush administration has SHORTCHANGED SECURITY and disaster preparations at America's most inviting targets, the nation's hazardous chemical and energy refinement plants.
ARE GEORGE W. BUSH and DICK CHENEY *rolling out the red-carpet for terrorist attacks in America*, as they did before 9-11??
Worse Than Nothing
Editorial
NY Times editorial board (editors)
Published: June 14, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/14/opinion/14wed2.html?ex=1307937600&en=b884cb3ce5e79af0&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is drawing near, and Congress still has not passed a law to improve chemical plant safety. The Senate is scheduled to hold important negotiations today on a chemical plant bill, but the bill could actually make the country less safe. If senators are afraid to stand up to the chemical industry and pass a good bill, they should at least have the courage to do nothing.
A terrorist attack on a single chemical plant in a densely populated area could kill tens — or even hundreds — of thousands of Americans. Senators Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, and Joseph Lieberman, Democrat of Connecticut, have drawn up a security bill that, in its current form, is barely better than nothing. It needs tough language added requiring chemical plants to replace dangerous chemicals with safer alternatives. The chemical industry is resisting.
An even bigger disgrace is that the industry is pushing hard to get "pre-emption" language added to the bill. That would prevent states from imposing their own tougher rules. New Jersey has begun to do so, and now that Jon Corzine, a strong proponent of chemical plant safety, is governor, it could adopt even stricter rules. A pre-emption provision could wipe away New Jersey's laws, and prevent other states from protecting themselves.
George Voinovich, Republican of Ohio, is taking the lead on pushing pre-emption. It is important that Lincoln Chafee, Republican of Rhode Island, and Mark Pryor, Democrat of Arkansas, who could be the swing votes, resist along with Senator Collins, the committee chairwoman. If the final bill pre-empts state laws, it should be killed or at least be renamed, to make clear what it is: a chemical plant antisecurity bill.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/cheney-ct/
As the Mideast sits on the brink of regional war, Vice President Dick Cheney spent his time yesterday holding a teleconference to discuss the outcome of the Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut.
Cheney said that to “purge a man like Joe Lieberman” was “of concern, especially over the issue of Joe’s support with respect to national efforts in the global war on terror.” He explained:
"The thing that’s partly disturbing about it is the fact that, the standpoint of our adversaries, if you will, in this conflict, and the al Qaeda types, they clearly are betting on the proposition that ultimately they can break the will of the American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task."
http://thinkprogress.org/cheney-teleconference
---------------------------------
9-11 Commission FINAL REPORT SUMMARY, "D" and "F" - FAILING - grades for post-9/11 security:
http://www.9-11pdp.org/press/2005-12-05_summary.pdf
US [Bush admin.] GIVEN FAILING GRADES by 9-11 Commission Final Report
on counter-terror security, review of above official government report by WP.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120500097.html
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WORSE_THAN_NOTHING:
REPOSTED: Nothing illustrates the craven CORRUPTION (bordering on premeditated treason) of the Bush administration, or the craven COMPLICITY of cowering DC Democrats who FAIL to point this awful truth out, than that, with America spending BILLIONS to fight the War on Terror, the Bush administration has SHORTCHANGED SECURITY and disaster preparations at America's most inviting targets, the nation's hazardous chemical and energy refinement plants.
ARE GEORGE W. BUSH and DICK CHENEY *rolling out the red-carpet for terrorist attacks in America*, as they did before 9-11??
Worse Than Nothing
Editorial
NY Times editorial board (editors)
Published: June 14, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/14/opinion/14wed2.html?ex=1307937600&en=b884cb3ce5e79af0&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is drawing near, and Congress still has not passed a law to improve chemical plant safety. The Senate is scheduled to hold important negotiations today on a chemical plant bill, but the bill could actually make the country less safe. If senators are afraid to stand up to the chemical industry and pass a good bill, they should at least have the courage to do nothing.
A terrorist attack on a single chemical plant in a densely populated area could kill tens — or even hundreds — of thousands of Americans. Senators Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, and Joseph Lieberman, Democrat of Connecticut, have drawn up a security bill that, in its current form, is barely better than nothing. It needs tough language added requiring chemical plants to replace dangerous chemicals with safer alternatives. The chemical industry is resisting.
An even bigger disgrace is that the industry is pushing hard to get "pre-emption" language added to the bill. That would prevent states from imposing their own tougher rules. New Jersey has begun to do so, and now that Jon Corzine, a strong proponent of chemical plant safety, is governor, it could adopt even stricter rules. A pre-emption provision could wipe away New Jersey's laws, and prevent other states from protecting themselves.
George Voinovich, Republican of Ohio, is taking the lead on pushing pre-emption. It is important that Lincoln Chafee, Republican of Rhode Island, and Mark Pryor, Democrat of Arkansas, who could be the swing votes, resist along with Senator Collins, the committee chairwoman. If the final bill pre-empts state laws, it should be killed or at least be renamed, to make clear what it is: a chemical plant antisecurity bill.
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