March 09, 2004

President finally does his duty
Posted by Jon Henke

Look, I understand the desire to avoid a circus. I understand the "politics of the situation". I do. Still, this was important, and it's about damned time they reached a solution...

President Bush will answer privately all questions raised by a federal commission investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the White House said Tuesday, softening its insistence that Bush's testimony be limited to an hour.
Good. This is too important to let it become a political circus....but it's also too important to avoid it, just in case it does.

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He shouldn't. Not since the Dems have vowed to make a mess of it no matter what he says.

Not. A. Single. Word.

Posted by: Trumpy at March 9, 2004 09:19 PM

This is ridiculous -- now instead of overseeing the war on terrorism and his re-election campaign, Bush will have to waste hours, days, and weeks of his time answering to a committee filled with Democrats who have already stated, IN WRITING, that they plan to use this commission as a political weapon. Bush should have stuck to his guns and told the committee to buzz off.

Posted by: bob at March 10, 2004 08:54 AM

Perhaps, Bob. But he needs to do it. That investigation is FAR more important than politics. He shouldn't avoid the investigation just because they might play politics with him.

Posted by: Jon Henke at March 10, 2004 10:22 AM

It was ammo for Kerry, who would sneer and say Bush could attend a rodeo but not answer questions.

Of course, remind me again how many votes Kerry has cast in the Senate this year? Actually it's probably better that he hasn't...

Posted by: Chrees at March 10, 2004 11:14 AM

I've already seen libs making hay over the 'one hour' limit... apparently they don't grasp that, y'know, the President has WORK to do, like protecting the nation.

Posted by: Dave at March 10, 2004 12:03 PM