MSNBC - 'Scarborough Country' for Sept. 8

I posted the whole transcript, but this one part really got me going. (Note: Scarborough is really jerk but sometimes I like to watch to get my heart rate going it's better than exercise.)

TERRY JEFFREY, EDITOR, “HUMAN EVENTS”:  Well, I think it was a good thing for the vice president to climb back down from that statement, Joe.

I think there‘s underlying legitimate issue.  It‘s really the basic question of the campaign, which Mike Barnicle, I think, alluded to before the break, which is that the major problem for the country is going to be national security in the years ahead, particularly the threat of terrorism.  The American people really have to decide which one of these two candidates, George Bush or John Kerry, is going to do a better job at dealing with the threat of terrorism. 

And I think we have to understand that neither of these candidates can probably perfectly insulate the United States from a future terrorist attack.  Although I am a conservative, I do not believe that George Bush really in all areas is doing everything necessary to protect—prevent potential terrorist attacks. 

For example, the column I filed today, Joe, talks about the fact that the U.S. State Department last month in Mexico put out a media bulletin saying that a suspected al Qaeda terrorist, Adnan Shukrijumah, might try and cross the border into Arizona or Texas.  And it‘s not clear to me that the Bush administration has done enough to secure our southern border against penetration by terrorists. 

SCARBOROUGH:  And why aren‘t they doing that, Terry? 

JEFFREY:  I think because, for one, they believe it‘s politically incorrect.  No. 2, it‘s no secret that the Bush administration has been trying to reach out to the Latino vote, which is a good thing.  I think the Republican Party should expand its base.  I think there‘s an opportunity because of shared values between conservatives and the Latino community to bring them into the Republican Party.

But I think it‘s wrong for the president of the United States not to see the urgency in defending our southern border in the years after 9/11, when now we know even our government believes there‘s a vulnerability there of terrorists coming across.  So I think it was unwise what Dick Cheney said yesterday, although I think the debate really in the election is which candidate, Bush or Kerry, will better defend us in the years ahead. 

This guy is admitting that Bush will put our nation's security at risk when it is politically advantageous to do so. How is there any debate as to who will protect this country better. The whole transcript follows.

MSNBC - 'Scarborough Country' for Sept. 8