Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton: on Homeland Security

George W. Bush: 9/11: The people who attacked us will hear from us soon

After the 9/11 memorial service in Washington, Hillary went to New York, as did Bush. At Ground Zero, Bush made his iconic appearance, rallying rescue workers and telling the crowd through a bullhorn, “I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.” Hillary stood nearby and cheered the president’s vow. Source: Her Way, by Jeff Gerth & Don Van Natta, p.235 Jun 8, 2007

George W. Bush: Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists

On September 20, Pres. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress. He formally identified Al Qaeda as the perpetrator of the September 11 attacks. “Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists,” Bush declared. “From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the US as a hostile regime.” Nearly a dozen times during the speech, cameras showed Hillary rolling her eyes, clapping without enthusiasm, or shaking her head while occasionally guffawing. Source: Her Way, by Jeff Gerth & Don Van Natta, p.235 Jun 8, 2007

Hillary Clinton: 9/11: Got $20B to rebuild lower Manhattan

With each passing day that week, Hillary seemed to grow more comfortable in her role as an energized street fighter for a shattered city. She was inevitable overshadowed by Mayor Giuliani, who would be acclaimed as “America’s Mayor” for his resolve in lower Manhattan. And yet, for many New Yorkers, the images of Hillary fighting for the $20 billion in federal assistance for lower Manhattan, and standing atop the rubble with the president and Mayor Giuliani, dispelled any lingering doubts that she was a carpetbagger celebrity politician with few authentic toes to her new home state.

Source: Her Way, by Jeff Gerth & Don Van Natta, p.235 Jun 8, 2007

Hillary Clinton: Served on Armed Services Committee & was always prepared

She came into the Senate under the most intensive scrutiny of any senator in recent history, McCain said, and “she has conducted herself very admirably.” McCain added that Hillary was “always well prepared” at hearings on the Armed Services Committee.

Hillary sits on three Senate committees--Armed Services, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Environment and Public Works.

Hillary landed her most important post, a slot on the Armed Services Committee, after the 2002 midterm elections. It was a conscious decision to burnish her national-security resume after September 11.

Hillary had previously impressed the army’s vice chief of staff, Gen. John Keene, one of the architects of the invasion of Iraq, with her grasp of military culture. Hillary learned how to fit into a community that had long harbored hostility toward her husband.

Hillary’s service on the Armed Services Committee enabled her to reach out to the military. It also allowed her to travel on official business to war zones

Source: Her Way, by Jeff Gerth & Don Van Natta, p.254-256 Jun 8, 2007

The above quotations are from Her Way The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton, by Jeff Gerth & Don Van Natta Jr. . Click here for definitions & background information on Homeland Security. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Hillary Clinton on Homeland Security. Click here for more quotes by Bill Clinton on Homeland Security.
*Candidates and political leaders on Homeland Security:*
*Incoming Obama Administration:* Pres.:Sen.Barack Obama V.P.:Sen.Joe Biden State:Hillary Clinton Staff:Rahm Emanuel Treas.:Tim Geithner DoD:Robert Gates A.G.:Eric Holder DHS:Janet Napolitano DoC:Bill Richardson	*Outgoing Bush Administration:* Pres.:George Bush V.P.:Dick Cheney A.G.:John Ashcroft(2005) DEA:Asa Hutchinson(2005) USDA:Mike Johanns(2007) EPA:Mike Leavitt HUD:Mel Martinez(2003) State:Colin Powell(2005) State:Condoleezza Rice HHS:Tommy Thompson(2005)	*2008 Presidential contenders:* AIP: Frank McEnulty Constitution: Chuck Baldwin GOP: Sen.John McCain GOP VP: Gov.Sarah Palin Green: Rep.Cynthia McKinney Independent: Ralph Nader Liberation: Gloria La Riva Libertarian: Rep.Bob Barr NAIP: Amb.Alan Keyes Socialist: Brian Moore
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