Tom Ridge
Tom Ridge
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Ridgeis an American politician who served as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003, and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. Prior to this, Ridge was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 August 1945
CityMunhall, PA
CountryUnited States of America
If America has the opportunity to make a strategic investment that not only enhances security but makes us a better, safer, stronger, or healthier country, then we need to do that. If you secure every home town, then the homeland is secure.
God forbid, there may come a time when the local authorities or national authorities will tell you that you've got to use them. But for the time being, we just don't want folks sealing up their doors or sealing up their windows,
He is not one to parse. He has said he will serve out his term and that has not changed,
Bush is willing to tackle the tough issues -- the ones some leaders refuse to touch, ... Issues such as real education reform, national security and defense, preserving Social Security and restoring America's values to government.
We've engaged the law enforcement community around this country, but there are also certain things we can do within this country outside of law enforcement that would be a deterrent to an attack, ... The president's strategy gives us a road map to accomplish that.
We think, based on the initiatives that we've announced today, that we can absorb that cost.
We think at the end of the day, a lot of this is going to be about turnout in the battleground states,
to date, there is no specific intelligence that tells us or indicates to us that the convention itself would be subject to an attack.
if the Brazilian government thinks it's in their interests (to fingerprint and photograph Americans), so be it.
I can't imagine a better place to begin the renewal of America's purpose than the cradle of American democracy,
I am going to step back a little bit, breathe deeply and then decide.
I am saddened that this job is even necessary. But it is necessary. So I will give it everything I have. The task is enormous.
Celebrity or unknown, our job is to act on information that others have given us,
We have 90 days to get things ready to open the front door,