“Trust Us” Isn’t Good Enough
That’s the message that Francine Busby delivered for the Democratic Weekly radio address. Ms. Busby is running for the U.S. House seat vacated by disgraced Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, who was sentenced yesterday to 8+ years in prison after pleading guilty to accepting bribes.
“Given the record of this administration, ‘trust us’ is not a safe enough answer for the American people,” Busby said, accusing the administration and Republican-led Congress of underfunding ports security and ignoring warnings on Hurricane Katrina. “At our ports, like our borders, Americans expect and deserve a Congress committed to stopping people who are intent on breaking the law,” she said.
That sounds tough but I’m curious as to what laws are being broken at our ports. Talk is cheap. As for border security, what would Ms. Busby propose? After all, she’s a San Diego resident. In fact, she’s a school board member in San Diego. She “promised to be “an independent voice” in Congress. How do we know that that’s what she’ll be if she doesn’t have her own plan for securing the California-Mexico border?
Unless and until we see proof of that independant streak in Ms. Busby, we’ll remain skeptical at best. After all, talk is cheap.
Cross-post at LetFreedomRing