Ted Poe: “Our homeland security today is paralyzed by denial, ignorance and political correctness. Systematic dependence on luck…”

“Our homeland security today is paralyzed by denial, ignorance and political correctness. Systematic dependence on luck is not a national security plan; it is a disaster waiting to happen. From the borders to the big cities, America's national security is always in critical, or seems to be in critical disarray. In 1998, Osama bin Laden declared war on America, but we didn't pay attention to it. What is it going to take for our leaders to understand that radical Islamic terrorists want to murder our people? Law enforcement in New York--Federal, State, and city--has done an incredible job in a short amount of time to apprehend the Times Square terrorist despite dangerous political games being played by some officials. But New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the media, 'If I had to guess 25 cents, this would be . . . homegrown, maybe a mentally deranged person or someone with a political agenda that doesn't like the health care bill or something.' Now, isn't that helpful? The Times Square terrorist, Faisal Shahzad, was not a Tea Party-going taxpayer opposed to ObamaCare. There is no excuse for this reckless smear of the majority of Americans who opposes the government takeover of health care.”