Quote Originally Posted by RamblerGambler
So we achieve that by keeping Bush's yes man in that position? I fail to see the logic in this. Americans obviously want us out of Iraq, so they vote keep a supporter of the war in power. Americans desire accountability from our leaders, so they keep someone who refused to investigate the greco-roman cluster fuck that was hurricane Katrina.

Can we not agree that the Dept of Homeland Security has become so bloated and bureaucratic that it is largely inefficient? Are our ports safer? No. Is airport security any better now then it was? no. Joementum had his chance, and the results are glaringly obvious. What happened to this vaunted "change" we've heard so much about?
We can all agree Lieberman is a tool, but he isn't a Bush yes man, he always acted on his own accord. He voted for the first gulf war and well as the current one we are in. He's always been for the war on Iraq since the 90s. The department of homeland security has nothing to do with Iraq.

If you actually looked at the GAO report on the Progress Report on
Implementation of Mission and Management Functions, while it does indicate a vast amount of inefficiency in some areas, maritime security was actually one of the greatest areas of progress, a progress rating of "substancial." Airport security got a progress rating of "moderate." Overall, most of the departments are making progress. See page 2:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07454.pdf

See, Lieberman didn't do that bad of a job. It isn't easy to consolidate a vast amount of federal agencies. Some people think it's comes together like a magic wand.