[techweenie]

It's hilarious to see people try to rationalize that dolt sitting in a classroom after being informed "America is under attack."

No man would just sit there. No real leader would just sit there. Only somebody who felt powerless or was unaware that he had a role would just sit there for nearly seven minutes.

Anyone else would have gotten up, excused himself, left the room and taken command of the situation, using communication systems that are always with the President when travelling to confer with the Vice President, the Secretary of Defense, the Mayor of New York, the Pentagon, NORAD, the Secretary of transportation, the FBI, the CIA...

Any real man would have wanted to be there when the answers started coming in. Would have wanted to formulate a plan of action.

If you've ever been in a group where somebody drowned or was injured, you'd have seen the people who have leadership qualities stepping up to take action. Often, they are military-trained. They are always prepared to 'take it personally' and take action.

No, that seven minutes of 'deer in the headlights' will lose GWB the election and condemn him to the 'dustbin of history' as an empty-headed fool.