Thomas J. Ridge: “As horrible as the tragedy was, the resiliency and the response mechanism is built in because of preparation and…”

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.

So, I think if the president is looking to make America great, that's his goal, he also has to make it safe.

I'm disappointed in my President, because it seems like it's a reality TV approach toward dealing with a very, very serious problem.