White House Defends Not Telling Bush of Plane
The White House yesterday defended the decision to not interrupt President Bush during a bike ride to inform him of a suspected threat that led to the evacuation of thousands -- including his wife -- from government buildings.
The scare on Wednesday turned out to be merely a wayward pilot.
White House press secretary Scott McClellan said a review was under way on how the situation was handled, but he said Bush was not upset that he was not filled in.
"The president has a great amount of trust in his security detail," McClellan said. "If there are any improvements that need to be made, they will be made."
But Leon E. Panetta, a chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, said, "I don't think there is a legitimate excuse for not telling the president of the United States about
that kind of potential emergency."
"[w]hat was any art but ... a sheath, a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining, elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose." - Willa Cather, Song of the Lark
Friday, May 13, 2005
Look, Ma, no hands!
Don't know whether to laugh or cry.... Today, from the Washington Post:
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SWEET ornament! Concur completely, too depressed to blog it myself. If we drink enough tonight, perhaps we can forget ...
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