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...agencies can't even agree on which threats to worry about.) The wall space is needed for Ridge's organizational chart, for he will have to coordinate the activities of more than 40 federal agencies--and an unknown but much larger number in state and local governments. On Capitol Hill, if Ridge is ever foolish enough to stray into the building where he served 12 years as a member of the House, 26 full committees of Congress and 17 subcommittees deal with homeland-security matters...
...regional business travel, getting to the airport can take longer than the flight. So fractional-ownership schemes that made private jets more affordable are now available for helicopters. It takes only 120 minutes to chopper from New York City to Capitol Hill--without a rush-hour traffic battle at each end. Dallas to Fort Worth? Fourteen minutes. A commuter chopper is as comfortable as a jet, says HeliFlite Shares CEO Mark Ozenick, left. It's also as pricey. A 60-hour share runs about...
...evil act has spawned a million acts of kindness. But here in Washington it has spawned a hundred acts of greed as well. Lobbyists for planes, trains and automobiles, fast food, hotels and real estate have swarmed over the Capitol seeking a piece of the $75 billion stimulus package. Those with the best chance of scoring are those with the best chance of jogging consumer spending. The President favors consuming our way out of this slump as well, urging us to "go to Disney World" and eat high on the hog, as he did for the cameras at Morton...
...Good luck. A lot of elevated rhetoric has been coming out of Congress with promises to rise above politics and cooperate in this time of crisis. But when it comes to power and perks on Capitol Hill, count on most members to return to sea level...
...stake. His solutions should not be the only ones considered. The American system of government was set up to ensure that no one man can control the national agenda, as many Americans would have it right now. If we are truly patriotic, we will welcome debate on Capitol Hill and allow our democratic institutions to work properly, not hinder them for the sake of a necessarily ephemeral national unity...