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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Srexley who wrote (595602)	7/26/2004 8:15:30 PM
From: Johannes Pilch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

The 7 minutes should not have even been an issue, since nothing that could have taken place within them would have made a bit of difference. Steven ought to be ashamed to have lowered himself to this despicable level of assault. When a guy assaults a leader simply for taking the time to think - TO THINK, mind you, you know that guy is very small-minded and petty indeed.

To: Srexley who wrote (595602)	7/26/2004 8:45:10 PM
From: SeachRE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Hateman, Have you actually seen those infamous SEVEN MINUTES? If not, shuddap, will you?

To: Srexley who wrote (595602)	7/26/2004 9:21:31 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

<< Micheal Moore has told you what to think about the President in this situation, and you choose to follow.>> Actually i took my cues from William Safire who wrote this soon after 9-11: Stopping air and rail transportation was necessary, and blocking access to national monuments and federal offices was prudent. New York's governor and mayor did their duty by sticking to their posts and reassuring their fellow New Yorkers live on television, recalling King George VI during London's blitz. But the Secret Service took full charge of President Bush, who was in Florida, running him secretly around the country making a nervous tape. Even in the first horrified moments, this was never seen as a nuclear attack by a foreign power. Bush should have insisted on coming right back to the Washington area, broadcasting — live and calm — from some secure facility not far from the White House. In the president's absence from the city, Vice President Dick Cheney hurried to the Situation Room. No Haigian "I'm in charge" was needed, but an earlier and more visible sense of steadiness would have helped. Despite the evacuation of executive and Congressional offices, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited his wounded Pentagon troops and Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, remained in place. Steve Dietrich