Thomas J. Ridge: “We will never take politics out of how we govern in this country.”

While he may think he has the authority and legally, he might. He will not get and achieve the outcomes that I believe he wants and the President wants and the mayor wants, if you act unilaterally.

I think the Mayor of Chicago has handled it beautifully. She said she wanted to be cautiously optimistic, it certainly was a very thoughtful and kind response in spite of the declarations from the White House.

They may have a few arrests. They may have a few imprisonments. But they're not going to sustain that commitment and nothing in his plan -- I'm not even sure they have a plan.

I doubt if there's a Republican or Democrat today, Mayor or Governor that wouldn't contest the unilateral incursion of Federal agents without coordination with state and local law enforcement officials.