Many times, in thefiveweeksduringwhich their talk had gone from a hazyideato a concreteplan, theyhad promised one another that theywould not drinkMrs. Dream’s tea.
Republicans accused Democrats of trying to stir up political trouble over the cuts, whichtheypromisedwould not affect FEMA's ability to respond to natural disasters, in part, because the money is being diverted to other agencies -- such as the Forest Service -- to be spent on disaster response.
They even promised a Cyber Threat Assessment Centre (CTAC), whichwould reputedly be as critical to UK security as JTAC, the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre created by Labour in 2003.