Zeke Zzzppt wrote:

Zeke Zzzppt wrote:


So, while you're on the subject, is there a place for government
fear-mongering? Like Secretary of Homeland Security Chertoff, with
access to -every- law enforcement agency in the US and probably the
Western world, and the best he can come up with is ..."Gee, I have
this gut feeling". :-(


D Peter Maus wrote:

Some of the greatest scientific discoveries have come as a result
of a gut feeling. Ask anyone who's been in combat if they don't
develop a 'spidey sense' of impending engagement while on patrol. Ask
anyone who's served in law enforcement if they've not developed a gut
feeling about a suspect based on very slightly discernable
behaviours. Ask anyone who's ever worked in Customs if a gut feeling
hasn't led to an arrest and confiscation of contraband.

Unfortunately, Chertoff never served in law enforcement, Customs nor
has he ever "been out on patrol". He's a lawyer, judge and a political
appointee, not someone with field experience or magical powers.

D Peter Maus wrote:

And you think a judge can't get a gut feeling about impending matters?

You're more cynical than I thought.

Jeez, you keep missing the point... cynical has nothing to do with it. I
never said a desk bound judge couldn't have a "gut feeling". (But the
point being he IS a desk man and a political appointee and has NOT had
any day-to-day front line intelligence experience).

For the final time, my point IS that with all the BILLIONS spent on
homeland security and with him having access to EVERY law enforcement
agency in the country, from big to little and access to some Western
European agencies also, I think he should have a least a -shred- of real
evidence from at least one of these outfits before he goes on national
TV and gets everybody all geeked up over his gut.

The American people deserve better than a "gut feeling" for the billions
spent. It's just more fear mongering to get the sheep to think we need
the politicians to "save" us...