CNN Taking Up a Collection to Send Tom Ridge's Kids to College

Or so it seems. Tom says $175,000 just isn't enough money for coming up with that genius of the "color coded system" or coming out with the new scare just before the Dem National Convention. After all, how can you afford to send two kids to college on a paltry income of $175K a year?

Oh wait. Some of you have done that? Imagine that!

Anyway, CNN's running a poll to ask if this genius should be paid more. No, he has no training in combating terrorism. He didn't even get the color code right. And remember the duct tape debacle?

But we're hearing he'd make a fortune as a counter terrorism expert in the private sector, just like Rudy (No, I don't know anything either but I'm America's mayor!) Giuliani. And Tom would be the perfect lobbyist back to his old department.

Leeches have more life purpose than politicians and bureaucrats.