It didn’t make it into CEI’s final report card since homeland security is outside CEI’s suite of issues, but here’s my grade for DHS:
F Department of Homeland Security – Janet Napolitano, Secretary
Grader: Ryan Young, Journalism FellowThe Obama administration showed great early potential on security issues, and didn’t live up to it. President Obama had a chance to let the PATRIOT Act’s more controversial provisions expire. He extended them. Closing Guantanamo Bay was a positive development that has been badly mishandled. The foiled Christmas Day underwear bomb attack was a chance to stand up to terrorists and let them know that we are not afraid. Instead, travelers are being treated to more of the same hysterical overreactions they have been stoically enduring for years.
Inertia Wins! 