Politics: Onward from New Hampshire

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I must say that the attempt to point fingers on the blame for 9/11 strikes me as a very unproductive thing for anyone to be doing right now. I'm happy to trash Bush for what I view as mismanaging and misdirecting the war on terror in the wake of 9/11, but the blame for 9/11 must rest first with the terrorists. Yes, we didn't get them before, but we should not have any illusions that government can in all instances protect us from random violence.

This panel is striking me as heartily partisan, with the R's in particular focused on trashing anyone who criticizes the current administration. Kerrey has struck me as reasonable in those of his examinations I have seen, but most of the folks on this panel seem to be playing political games. It is a poorly composed panel.

This examination of what led to 9/11 really makes sense is to inform us on what we should be doing differently now; let's see an examination into how Bush led us into Iraq rather than who gets blamed for 9/11. That was a decision under our control.

Not the party line, I know. But just some thoughts.

6. President Gilligan


The castaways decide that they need someone to be the leader on the island, and so they hold elections. As you might imagine, both Mr. Howell and the Skipper imagine themselves to be the natural choice to lead the Castaways in their island society. However, when the votes are counted Gilligan is elected president of the island!

b: 31-Oct-1964 w: Roland Wolpert d: Richard Donner