These officials already have more meetings than they can attend, and it is hard to see what will be accomplished by scheduling even more meetings. Ridge may find that the best use of his new position is as a bully pulpit. He can speak realistically to America's fears, offer candid assessments of our strengths and vulnerabilities, coolly separate the useful from the hysterical and defend our civil liberties against encroachment in the name of security. Ridge is a government official the nation truly wants to see succeed. All Rights Reserved.
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