The key battleground in the war on terrorism, therefore, is in the minds of the American public.

If we had a terrorist attack, the way the people respond is going to determine whether that attack is just a tragedy or whether that attack becomes an all-out disaster.

I see the policy of opposing same-sex marriages or unions, whatever you call it, as bigotry or discrimination.

You don't fight cancer with grants, or heart disease with grants.

A staggering 63 percent of Americans say that addiction to alcohol or other drugs has had an impact on them at some point in their lives.

As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security.

And how the government communicates about homeland security is central to how the public responds.