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I watched Rachel Maddow's interview of Tom Ridge last night. Nice to see power, even past power, confronted and questioned in depth.
I am curious about Ridge's contention that the copy on his book's jacket was not to be believed. It reads in part:
"He recounts episodes such as the pressure that the DHS received to raise the security alert on the eve of of the '04 presidential election.'
Ridge told Rachel that those weren't his words, and that she should read the book. IIRC, he blamed the publisher for the wording, saying that they wanted to sell books. My question is, wouldn't Ridge have had cover copy approval? Wouldn't he have read it months before the book came out? If he felt it was incorrect, wouldn't he have been able to change it?
I am curious about Ridge's contention that the copy on his book's jacket was not to be believed. It reads in part:
"He recounts episodes such as the pressure that the DHS received to raise the security alert on the eve of of the '04 presidential election.'
Ridge told Rachel that those weren't his words, and that she should read the book. IIRC, he blamed the publisher for the wording, saying that they wanted to sell books. My question is, wouldn't Ridge have had cover copy approval? Wouldn't he have read it months before the book came out? If he felt it was incorrect, wouldn't he have been able to change it?
