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After news of the probe broke Monday, Berger stepped down from his informal position as security adviser to Democratic Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign.

The commission report notes the decisions "were made by the Clinton administration under extremely difficult domestic political circumstances. Opponents were seeking the president's impeachment."

The Sun opines, had Berger "been a little less reluctant to act, a little more open to taking pre-emptive action, maybe the 2,973 killed in the September 11, 2001, attacks would be alive today."

These three issues (among others) bothered me.

What was the need for the word 'informal' in the first line? Kerry isn't President so there can't be any other need for this word than to distance Berger from Kerry. Bull pucky. If Kerry were listing his advisors, Berger would have been near the top, to show that he had excellent advisors. Berger was a formal advisor to Kerry, and the Kerry camp considered themselves fortunate to have him.

Next we have excuses why the Clinton administration couldn't do it's job. If Clinton couldn't do his job, he should have stepped down. He was impeached. He was the sink-miester. He was unfit to serve. This is no excuse, unless an excuss why he should resign.

I guess those actions vs the 2,973 deaths where just too long of odds for the Clinton administration. So what? Who cares? That was all about sex...

A rehashing of events during and after the most ethical administration in U.S. history.

Berger, Clinton and company are lucky they didn't and won't hang from the nearest tree.

had Berger "been a little less reluctant to act, a little more open to taking pre-emptive action, maybe the 2,973 killed in the September 11, 2001, attacks would be alive today."

I'd like to read tomorrow that somewhere around 2973 families are mumbling to themselves, "Get me Johnnie Cochran and Robert Shapiro!"