Are we putting Homeland Security in hands of inexperience?

I have known of people with less experience to do a bang up job and those with experience still stink, lol. So, I guess it is a wait and see type of thing.

My husband contracts to Homeland Security and Customs and hasn't said anything about it yet. Guess I should ask him. I think he chose her because she has so much experience with Border Security. I personally like that she is asking for reports on cyber security which is a growing concern as it can affect so many things. While serving as Arizona's attorney general, she created the computer crimes unit to train law enforcement on how to identify and investigate cybercrimes. As Governer, she created the Statewide Information Security and Privacy Office to protect the state's networks. According to one article, " oral and written reports from agencies on their efforts to protect the nation's critical infrastructures, including those of the telecommunications, chemical and transportation sectors; to develop a system of risk analysis for critical systems; promote intelligence sharing with state and local governments; secure air, surface and maritime transportation; and to integrate federal security policies with those of state, local and tribal governments." Strength in these quarters is very important to future security. I feel it was a good choice, security has been her mission long before she was given the lead role in Homeland Security. And border protection was an acute issue when she was governor. She's always been focused on getting things done rather than ideological ideas.

I guess it is all right for the Democrats to put someone with no experience in the field of Homeland Security, but not the Republicans. Another case of "do as we say, not as we do." And I would not trust Obama to put anyone in charge of anything. He does not want to stop illegal immigration, with the influence of his former pastor it is in his best interest to have more people adoring him.

My issue with her is her high praise of a 9/11 memorial that is an insult to the victims of that attack. Take a minute and look it up, in Arizona. Talks about an american attack on civilians, american violence against muslums, quotes like you cannot fight terrorism with terrorism, the list goes on. It's horrendous and I wish someone would just take a stick of dynomite to this abaomination.

Well at least this might be some good news for McCain. Presumably if Napolitano is at Homeland Security she won't be challenging him for his Senate seat come 2010!

Another "clinton person". IF the public wanted a "clinton" cabinet they would have elected Hilary when they had the chance.

How is she any less experienced than former Pa. Governor Tom Ridge was when he became the first Homeland Security Secretary? Maybe she'll even come up with something more than color-coded terror alerts! Annie