QUOTE OF THE DAY – FROM SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS OF MAINE, REGARDING OUR HANDLING OF THE CHRISTMAS-DAY AIRLINE BOMBER – AT 6:19 P.M. ET, VIA THE L.A. TIMES'S TOP OF THE TICKET BLOG:

Less than one hour. That’s right, less than one hour.

In fact, just fifty minutes.

That’s the amount of time that the FBI spent questioning Abdulmutallab, the foreign terrorist who tried to blow up a plane on Christmas Day.

Then, he was given a Miranda warning and a lawyer, and, not surprisingly, he stopped talking.

And...

President Obama recently used the phrase that "we are at war" with terrorists. But....

... unfortunately his rhetoric does not match the actions of his administration.

The Obama administration appears to have a blind spot when it comes to the War on Terrorism.

And, because of that blindness, this administration cannot see a foreign terrorist even when he stands right in front of them, fresh from an attempt to blow a plane out of the sky on Christmas Day.

There’s no other way to explain the irresponsible, indeed dangerous, decision on Abdulmutallab’s interrogation. There’s no other way to explain the inconceivable treatment of him as if he were a common criminal.

COMMENT:  Very well said, and spoken by a moderate Republican who feels free to side with the administration if she thinks they're right.  Those are harsh words from Susan Collins, and a warning to the Obamans to straighten up and fly right.  And get a new attorney general.

January 30, 2010