Bush used alert system for political gain

An interesting story is coming out that involves Tom Ridges new book. Ridge writes that four days before the 2004 election, That the Bush administration pressured the department of homeland security to raise the terrorist threat level. Ridge admits that at the time, raising the threat level made absolutely no sense security wise, and was all but politicaly motivated.

I have to say this does not suprise me at all. While I doubt anything will ever come from this, it is worth mentioning that manipulating a government agency for political gain is illegal.