Taking Charge of National Security
Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post | January 4, 2010
With the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day, two things are clear: Bush is officially retired as the default fall-guy, and Obama’s grace period is over. ++ If Bush could be blamed for the run-up to 9/11, then so too can Obama for the inadequacies that allowed a disaffected jihadist to walk his explosives onto a plane. ++ Ultimately, this administration has had enough time to tweak the security apparatus, which is now being criticized for the incident. ++ Obama owns this game, the ball is in his court.
