[Aloysius]

Forget the lame attempt at wit--show me where I have not stated the actual facts.

ultima ratio (4/1/03):

He is going to be judged by how well he has been protecting the country against those who would harm us by horrific means, including the use of weapons of mass destruction. In this he has been nothing short of brilliant.

Have you forgotten what happened on September 11, 2001? Tell the families who lost loved one's in the WTC or Pentagon how well protected their loved ones were. To call this "nothing short of brilliant" indicates that you have lost all ability to reason. The hero worship is pathetic and borders on idolatry.

[ultima ratio]

Bush was in office all of eight months when September 11th happened. To charge him with what was clearly the dereliction of the previous eight years of Clintonism is not only ridiculous, but evidence of your callowness in world affairs. You need to do a little reading before you make unfounded accusations. For example, Clinton himself put Gore in charge of an airport security task force to defend against terrorism. Nothing came of any of it--like much else in that administration. Clinton had clear warnings terrorists were marking out this nation for major strikes after the first World Trade Center bombing. He fired a few cruise missals at a terrorist camp in Afghanistan and then forgot about the problem. Clinton was given a heads up on taking out Osama after our embassies were bombed by him--but he was too busy with Monica to follow through. If you don't know any of this, you need to open up your mind a little. Bush was still in the process of setting-up his administration when 9/11 hit.