TX CD 10: Desperate To Remain Relevant, McCaul Concocts Issues To Campaign On

Clearly desperate to retain any relevance in the face of likely Democratic challenger Dan Grant (D-Austin), right-wing Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Austin) has decided to go out and create himself something to campaign on, since his record in pretty much every single area Texans care about stinks to high heaven. (And, to boot, his campaign is broke).

What did McCaul pick? Cyber security:

Concerned that policymakers are underestimating the threat of high-tech attacks on sensitive U.S. computer systems, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul and others are forming a blue-ribbon panel to propose ways to improve network security.

The panel, to be unveiled today, is being formed under the leadership of the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and International Studies, which recently was involved in the Iraq Study Group.

McCaul, an Austin Republican who represents portions of western Harris County, hopes the cyber-security panel can have the same effect on policy as the Iraq Study Group and the Sept. 11 Commission.

“My view is that since Sept. 11 we’ve been very focused on the physical threats, as we should be, but very little attention has been paid to the virtual threats — the cyber-attacks to our network systems ranging from mischief to criminal acts or espionage,” McCaul said.

Number one, McCaul is wrong. The public and private sector have focused a lot of energy on protecting tech infrastructure from e-terrorists.

Number two, McCaul has to realize he’s in trouble next fall if he is going out and creating Blue Ribbon Panels for himself to be involved in so that he can look important.

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