Fletis Humplebacker wrote:


Fletis Humplebacker wrote:



At least you aren't one of those who thinks he knew before the
attacks happened or was in on it. I'm still not sure what you think
he should have done at the moment.

Clearly he did nothing for the rest of the day except make a
brief speech. It was one thing to leave Cheney in charge while
en route to AF1 from the school. But Cheney stayed in charge
of the nation's defense that day even after Bush was aboard AF1.

Clearly? According to who? Michael Moore?


That's certainly what Michael Moore would like us to believe. The
evidence is otherwise, of course, but since Bush didn't do it in public,
that can be safely ignored.

AF1 is designed specifically to permit the US president to
manage the national defense while airborne. That Bush left the
defense of the nation to Cheney is a clear indication that

What's your source? Or do you need one?

His source is one part ignorance and one part malice. While it's true
that AF1 has some capability to manage national defense, it doesn't have
_nearly_ the capability that Cheney's 'secure location' does.

So rather than acting like an arrogant, power-hungry jerk in a national
emergency, Bush did the smart thing and delegated command to someone
better positioned to exercise it.

That's pretty obviously good sense -- unless of course you hate George
Bush so much you can't possibly give him credit for any positive action.


--RC