whoa, this puppy is down to coals. let me add a log....and about a gallon of gasoline.
first, doublefeed, excellent link! thank you.
secondly, DFAR, you did start the bush bashing, even going so far as to deny his legitimacy to the presidency.
however, in light of some new information, i've come across, now seems as good a time as any to continue our "conversation."
"previously on AR15.com....ARlady, DoubleFeed, and DFAR, among others, were debating the validity of blaming Bush for the attacks of September 11......."
that FBI report came out in August (as i heard tell). even if the prez were to have had the information that spelled IMMINENT attack (which it didn't), and had started investigations like you said he should have, my guess is that Sept. 11 would have rolled around and happened by the time the "investigators" caught up to them. logistically, there just wouldn't have been enough time to figure it all out and stop them.
secondly, that precious report you keep referring to was sent through regular channels. there was nothing about the handling of the report that indicated it was anything other than just another piece of information on possible terrorist acts.
thirdly, who's making a big deal about that FBI report? the FBI agent or the media? if the former, then why wasn't there a bigger stink made when it wasn't getting the desired response? or has said FBI agent cashed in on the situation to make a name for him/herself? in other words, if it is so damn important now, it was damn important then. so why wasn't it treated as something important then?
if, on the otherhand, it is just the media making a big deal out of this, then don't you think that perhaps there's nothing to the story and the democrats are grasping at anything and everything to discredit GW because he's doing pretty good now?
and finally, puff daschle was caught red-faced on meet the press back-pedaling from his original stance that GW knew something. partially because a dem senator came out and said that they ALL got the same information (which necessarily mean daschle too!) and partially because he knows there's no story here and he's going to come out looking like a fool (well, more of one anyway) tyring to prove there is.
so do you STILL think that GW is responsible for not preventing the attacks???????