DNC: RNC Chairman Mehlman Attacks Do Not Protect America
Posted on: Saturday, 11 February 2006, 18:00 CST
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Democratic National Committee Communications Director Karen Finney issued the following statement in response to Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman's divisive partisan attacks on Democrats ability to protect America:
"Ken Mehlman's angry attacks are harmful to America. Using the security of the American people as a political wedge issue is disgraceful," said Spokeswoman Karen Finney. "Democrats will not be lectured to from a Republican party that leaked classified information in a time of war, sent our troops to war without the proper equipment and have left America's ports and borders, chemical and nuclear plants vulnerable to attack some five years after September 11th. As we saw in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, under Republican watch, we are not safer today than we were five years ago, a finding reconfirmed this by the F's and D's this Republican administration received by the 9/11 commission.
"The fact is that it was Democrats who pushed to create a Department of Homeland Security. It was Democrats who pushed to make our airlines safer. It is Democrats who are now working to make sure we close the remaining gaps in our nation's security. It was Democrats who demanded reform of the intelligence community.
"And it is Democrats who are pushing for a foreign policy that honestly deals with the threats of today, and the threats of tomorrow -- like securing the nuclear materials around the world. Republicans in Washington had to be dragged kicking and screaming to our side on all of these issues that protect America. Democrats believe that we must fight the War on Terror, protect our country from attacks and follow the rule of law, not be distracted by unsubstantiated rhetoric."
http://www.usnewswire.com
Source: U.S. Newswire
Related Articles
- Energy Industry Icon Provides Bi-Partisan Advice to Democrats and Republicans Regarding Implementing an Effective and Credible U.S. Energy Policy
- Stickam.Com Streaming Live From the Democratic and Republican National Conventions
- CN8, The Comcast Network Airs Live Bipartisan Nightly Broadcasts of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions
- Democratic and Republican National Conventions to Be Powered By Wind, Sun
- 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart' Set for a Two-Week Road Trip to Tape From the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions
- Senate Democrats Split Over War Proposals: GOP Ridicules 2 Plans for Pullout From Iraq
- Democrats assail Republicans on ethics
- Permeo Delivers Out-of-the-Box Support for Microsoft SharePoint With Unparalleled End Point Information Security and Protection
- Are Corporate America's Networks Prepared to Fend Off Targeted Security Attacks?
- House Democrats Hold 1,000th Social Security Event
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds