Ridge walks back terror alert politicization claim
The former Homeland Security chief now says he wasn't pressured to raise the alert level for political reasons
Monday, Aug 31, 2009 2:35 PM UTC 11Politics Tom Ridge, War Room
Tom Ridge
Politics Tom Ridge, War Room
The media can’t handle the truth
Media sheep facing truth-hungry Internet wolves
Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 10:33 AM UTC 130All Salon Tom Ridge, George W. Bush, Iraq
Ridge: Bush administration wanted terror politicized
The former Homeland Security head says he got pressure to raise the alert level before the 2004 election
Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 6:45 PM UTC 43Politics Tom Ridge, War Room
Fringe leftist losers: wrong even when they’re right
Evidence was abundant that Bush was manipulating terror alerts for political gain. Why didn't journalists see it?
Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 5:21 PM UTC 246Politics Tom Ridge, Washington, D.C.
Ridge won’t run against Specter
The former Pennsylvania governor has decided not to jump in the race, leaving the Republican field open for a conservative favorite.
Thursday, May 7, 2009 5:15 PM UTCPolitics Tom Ridge, 2010 Elections
Ridge seriously considering run against Specter
The former Pennsylvania governor, a Republican, may take on his former party colleague, but he'll have to deal with conservatives' favorite candidate first.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 3:10 PM UTC 18Politics Tom Ridge, 2010 Elections
If we must discuss plagiarism, let’s talk exorcism too
Republicans and the press love revisiting Joe Biden's past, but everybody -- including the possible GOP vice-presidential candidates -- has one.
Monday, Aug 25, 2008 12:05 PM UTC 86Politics Tom Ridge, 2008 Elections
Quote of the Day
Lieberman, Cheney and Iraq.
Monday, Aug 14, 2006 1:39 PM UTC 14Politics Tom Ridge, Dick Cheney, War Room
Rethinking the color-coded scheme
Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I.: "What we have now is a system that tells us to be scared. That's it.''
Friday, May 20, 2005 7:26 PM UTCPolitics Tom Ridge, War Room
Passport to pry
Civil libertarians are up in arms over government plans to embed new I.D. chips in visas and passports. And isn't it convenient that Tom Ridge is now the I.D. technology's biggest salesman?
Thursday, Apr 7, 2005 10:29 PM UTCEntertainment Tom Ridge
Will Chertoff ditch the “rainbow of doom”?
Some serious recommendations for Bush's new Homeland Security chief.
Monday, Mar 7, 2005 10:05 PM UTCPolitics Tom Ridge, Terrorism, War Room
Washington lockdown
The extreme perimeter around the symbols of power in the nation's capital demonstrates the impossibility of barricading and random-searching our way to national security.
Saturday, Aug 7, 2004 8:58 PM UTCNews Tom Ridge, Al-Qaida
Betrayal of trust
The Bush administration's disgraceful history of lies and distortions explains why so many Americans are dismissing the latest terror alerts as a political stunt.
Wednesday, Aug 4, 2004 5:55 PM UTCPolitics Tom Ridge, Al-Qaida, Terrorism
Homeland insecurity
The fact that U.S. intelligence agencies can't tell terrorists from children on passenger jets does little to inspire confidence.
Friday, Jan 9, 2004 10:51 PM UTCAll Salon Tom Ridge, Homeland Security
Joe Conason’s Journal
Why the Taliban are laughing at Saddam's capture. Plus: Conrad Black's slush fund for conservative pundits.
Monday, Dec 22, 2003 9:01 PM UTCPolitics Tom Ridge, Taliban
Bush’s do-nothing plan for airline security
When it comes to protecting passenger jets from a terrorist's shoulder-launched missile, the White House is taking a bargain-basement approach.
Tuesday, Jun 10, 2003 10:25 PM UTCNews Tom Ridge, George W. Bush
Nightmare scenarios
Would a dirty bomb make Washington uninhabitable? Would another terror offensive make civil liberties obsolete? The final installment from "After."
Wednesday, Apr 2, 2003 11:31 PM UTCNews Tom Ridge, Terrorism, ACLU, 9/11
Protecting America
In the second selection from "After," Tom Ridge is drafted for homeland security and Anthony Romero maneuvers the ACLU into the post 9/11-era.
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2003 10:35 PM UTCNews Tom Ridge, ACLU, 9/11
“Shut your mouth”
As radio giants censor antiwar musicians, TV networks bully pro-peace actors, and Attorney General John Ashcroft prepares a new assault on civil liberties, a climate of intimidation creeps over America.
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2003 1:43 AM UTCNews Tom Ridge, George W. Bush
What’s “from way downtown” in Farsi?
Someday, our entire age will be illuminated by two Persian guys describing a Shaq dunk.
Thursday, Nov 14, 2002 4:12 PM UTCEntertainment Tom Ridge
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