Sunday, January 01, 2006
Pick one.
Listening to Pres doing a short news conf this morning. He's appropriately angry, but still on the defensive. Still treating the war as a matter of personal opinion: "Some say this is a criminal matter. I strongly disagree. I believe we're at war." No, no, no, no, no. It's NOT a matter of personal opinion, and cannot be treated as such.
A competent wartime President, facing a pack of enemy agents (bizarrely and Orwellianly described as "journalists") would respond to the first question from each enemy agent as follows:
"Are you with us or with the enemy? Pick a side NOW. Tell me which side you're on. But be warned: if you say you're with us, henceforth your questions must be aimed at helping us win this war. None of the questions you have asked in the previous four years have indicated that you want us to win. On the other hand, if you state that you're with the enemy, you will be immediately taken into custody and treated as an enemy saboteur." ¶ 11:09 AM
A competent wartime President, facing a pack of enemy agents (bizarrely and Orwellianly described as "journalists") would respond to the first question from each enemy agent as follows:
"Are you with us or with the enemy? Pick a side NOW. Tell me which side you're on. But be warned: if you say you're with us, henceforth your questions must be aimed at helping us win this war. None of the questions you have asked in the previous four years have indicated that you want us to win. On the other hand, if you state that you're with the enemy, you will be immediately taken into custody and treated as an enemy saboteur." ¶ 11:09 AM
