Eisenhower would have been 'appalled'.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Security Beat

President Dwight D. Eisenhower would have been appalled at how the homeland security argument has turned into a partisan debate, said David Gergen, a political analyst who was an advisor to four presidents. Most recently, discussions about the creation of a homeland security department stalled because of party disagreements about giving civil service protection to agency employees.

"As a result of 9/11, the message from the public is that they don't want partisanship," said Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., chairman of the...