Napolitano Uses The 'T-Word'
(AP)
While her statement may seem like an obvious one, it does represent a shift in tone for the secretary who, since being sworn-in as the nation's third Homeland Security chief, has assiduously avoided the nearly constant terror talk of her two predecessors, Michael Chertoff and Tom Ridge.
In a January interview, Bob Orr pressed the former Arizona governor on whether or not terrorism would in fact remain the top priority at DHS under her tenure.
"It's a top priority," Napolitano answered.
And in February, at her first appearance before Congress as secretary, Napolitano neglected to even include the 'T-word' in her prepared testimony.