[dwswager]

Then, Kennedy said: “If we had left those [standards] in place, we would not have imported one drop of Gulf oil after 1986. We would not have had a Gulf War. Think of the possibilities. Think of the World Trade Center still standing!”

In response to this startling charge, Brown posed a really tough (and nasal) question. He asked, no kidding: “Are you encouraged by the way people see environmental issues, even if they’re not quite ready to act on them, or are you discouraged these days.”

Gosh, shouldn't CNN give Brown a raise for this masterful interview technique. He will elicit just the information that the public should know about Kennedy's claim.

[Paul Atreides]

I pray for the day when we can think of politics without hearing the names Clinton and Kennedy.