“It’s time to grow up and recognize that if we’re serious about this threat, we’ve got to take reasonable, measured but nevertheless determined steps to getting better security.” — Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
“[Chertoff] frankly has as much credibility on telling people to ‘grow up’ as Geoffrey the Giraffe.” — Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-NY
Chertoff was defending rules effective January 31st requiring Americans to have a birth certificate or passport to re-enter the U.S. from Canada or Mexico.