OT Nothing to Fear but These Idiots

From the Wall Street Journal

Best of the Web Today - February 10, 2006
By JAMES TARANTO




Nothing to Fear but These Idiots

The Los Angeles Times reports on Democratic reaction to President
Bush's speech yesterday, in which he described how the government
foiled an al Qaeda plot to fly hijacked planes into L.A.'s Library
Tower:

The details did little to counter skepticism from Democrats and some
law enforcement officials who have questioned whether the reported
scheme had ever been put into operation before it was thwarted.

So we're supposed to wait until after terror plots have been put into
operation before thwarting them? Members of Congress weigh in:

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) described Bush's speech as a
political stunt meant to draw attention from the mounting criticisms
of the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program and
other questions about administration tactics.

"I can't think of a governmental reason to disclose these details at
this time to the general public. Clearly, the goal was to create
headlines," said Sherman, who monitors security matters as the ranking
Democrat on the House subcommittee on international terrorism and
nonproliferation.

Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia, the senior Democrat on
the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he "didn't find [Bush's
comments] very helpful . . . from a professional point of view."

But it is very helpful to disclose crucial details about the terrorist
surveillance program?

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Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
news:fdlqu19eatljtquj09ifh8c8m7hlte774r@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> From the Wall Street Journal
>
> Best of the Web Today - February 10, 2006
> By JAMES TARANTO
>
>
>
>
> Nothing to Fear but These Idiots
>
> The Los Angeles Times reports on Democratic reaction to President
> Bush's speech yesterday, in which he described how the government
> foiled an al Qaeda plot to fly hijacked planes into L.A.'s Library
> Tower:
>
> The details did little to counter skepticism from Democrats and some
> law enforcement officials who have questioned whether the reported
> scheme had ever been put into operation before it was thwarted.
>
> So we're supposed to wait until after terror plots have been put into
> operation before thwarting them? Members of Congress weigh in:
>
> Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) described Bush's speech as a
> political stunt meant to draw attention from the mounting criticisms
> of the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program and
> other questions about administration tactics.
>
> "I can't think of a governmental reason to disclose these details at
> this time to the general public. Clearly, the goal was to create
> headlines," said Sherman, who monitors security matters as the ranking
> Democrat on the House subcommittee on international terrorism and
> nonproliferation.
>
> Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia, the senior Democrat on
> the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he "didn't find [Bush's
> comments] very helpful . . . from a professional point of view."
>
> But it is very helpful to disclose crucial details about the terrorist
> surveillance program?
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]

Damn, Scott. I've been in the LA Library Tower, back in 1998 when I was
working on Y2K rollouts. . . .

You realize Bill Clinton would never rat on the Arabs, they've been his
friends since at least 1982 . . . .

Charles of Schaumburg.