Bill Pascrell: “Yesterday, the Vice President of the United States said, ``It is absolutely essential that 8 weeks from today on…”

“Yesterday, the Vice President of the United States said, ``It is absolutely essential that 8 weeks from today on November 2 we make the right choice, because if we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we will get hit again.'' Besides being outrageous, the Vice President mocked the word ``sensitive'' used by Senator Kerry several weeks ago. He took it out of context. Measuring, he is going to tell us what toughness is. He is the evaluator of what ``toughness'' means. If that is not the biggest joke. The choices we are making here in this body will determine the safety and the security of the American people, not partisan, political rhetoric on the campaign trail. And that is why we need to act now together, not divided, to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. Campaigns are no excuse for questioning the patriotism or the motivations of the other side. In campaigns you are supposed to air what you feel about a particular subject. This is a disgraceful act. I did not serve in the service to listen to this garbage.”