"We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush's term."Er, Dana. Nine-eleven? As in 9/11? As in September 11, 2001 when terrorists highjacked airplanes and flew them into the twin towers and the Pentagon?
Well, of course, what Dana meant, I'm sure, was that we didn't have a terrorist attack on our country after that day. She made the comment in the context of trying to smear Obama for refusing to call the Ft. Hood shooting a terrorist attack. And she went further in saying that it was politics that kept him from being honest about it. This after he has just appointed her to the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Thanks, Dana. That shows you're not letting politics influence your good sense.
But, at the least, that proves the attitude that pervaded the Bush team: that, even though 9/11 happened on their watch, it wasn't their fault. It was completely unpredictable. As Condi Rice famously said, "No one could have anticipated that would happen." No one except Richard Clarke, Bush's own counterterrorism expert, and the CIA's presidential memo in August, which Bush was too busy cutting brush in Texas to bother with, etc. etc. etc.
Oh, well . . .
Ralph
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