Udate on new Director of Homeland Security nomination

Michelle Malkin says that Michael Chertoff is a good choice for head of the DHS. She quotes from a WSJ op-ed piece authored by him:



"Some seem to regard intelligence, military, and police activities as having a zero-sum relationship with civil liberties. To be sure, one of America's most cherished values is that individual liberty must be protected against the power of the state. History is full of persecutions of the harmless, particularly by governments. At the same time, we are fighting for survival against a dangerous enemy. We cannot forget that we are at war, one our enemy declares is a fight to the death. We can win it only if we do not force our forces to fight in a legal fog, constantly speculating and litigating piecemeal about what the law might be. A murky legal climate only obscures our options and hamstrings our forces..."



The position he outlines in this article are the ones a DHS needs to have. No matter who Pres. Bush appoints for this position, they are going to receive intense scrutiny and criticism. We need one who understands the importance of the War on Terror, one who is willing to ask tough questions about the proper methods, one who is posses the integrity to stand strong in the face of adversity, and one who is able to effectively implement his policies. I really hope that Chertoff is this man.