things that need to be repeated
I’ve never quite been able figure out why the image of the burning twin towers is seen by Republicans as something in their favor. In my universe the timeline goes something like this:
Jan 20, 2001 Bush Inaugurated
Jan 25, 2001 Richard Clarke sends Condi Rice memo, warning about al Qaeda. Rice does nothing.
August 6, 2001 Bush gets memo titled “Bin Laden Determined to strike in US.” Bush responds by telling the briefer, “All right. You’ve covered your ass, now.” Then does nothing.
September 11, 2001 Bin Laden strikes in US.
A lot of good can come from quick and easy reclamations of common GOP talking points. If fewer people thought about Bush hugging firemen when they heard “9/11″ and instead remembered spending several weeks crippled by existential dread, dread that could probably have been avoided by a president that, you know, was actually interested in being president, then we wouldn’t have to worry so much about whether or not McCain is succeeding at pretending to know about foreign policy.