…and when did he know it?

Looks like he knew all he needed to, doesn’t it? Accountability would be nice.

I cannot imagine what would make a sitting President numb to such calls for help, or would make him choose to dismiss them, but it really does look as if that’s what happened. Other interpretations, anyone?

“I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.”
–George W. Bush, post hoc

You should read this article from the other side of the coin. Whether their opinions are valid or not (and I happen to think they’re eerily substantive), it’s an education.

So it turns out democracy is not as thorough as we might have hoped. Ask yourself, though: How many of the five first amendment freedoms could you name?