Tom Ridge: Bush & Co. Manipulated Terrorism Threat Levels For Political Reasons

Two things should go without saying here:

(a) We need clearer and better evidence than this. The accounts of Ridge's claims now available are too unclear and unsubstantiated.

(b) However, if this is true, all parties involved should go to jail.

Personally, I never believed that the administration was manipulating the threat levels. They were obviously shameless criminals...but not--or so I thought--that shameless.

Even the most ardent Cheney/Bush supporters must, I should think, agree that such use of the levers of power for political gain cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.