Not for nothing, but if Dubya or Cheney pulled this shit, the left would be out for blood. And Biden is a jerk. I'm sorry I voted for that asshole (but he came with Obama, so I didn't really have much of a choice).
Now I'm not saying they're wrong here, but it would be nice if they could just fess up and admit that Homeland Security is a lot more difficult a job than they were willing to give Dubya credit for attending to.