Not long after the earlier exchange Dingell launched another tirade, facetiously comparing the Homeland Security Department's handling of the Plum Island matter to its well-documented mistakes after Hurricane Katrina.
"You already have a fine record on Katrina and I want to see that you don't have a fine record on foot-and-mouth," Dingell said.
Cohen said the committee would get more information "with honey than with vinegar."
Three things spring to mind:
Great avoidance of bias, AP; the use of "facetiously" here can be totally challenged on multiple grounds (the tone of this exchange doesn't seem light or joking; Homeland Security did screw the pooch with Katrina, badly); what a wonderful way to respond to your Constitutionally mandated overseer who has total right to all your information whether they ask for it with sandpaper or not, let alone honey.
