…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

From the Washington Post:

Just a heads-up.

Hello, TwoDems readers! Thanks, Zac and Gary for having me–it’s an honor. Without further ado, then, here’s some political philosophy.

Can anyone explain to me why:

Someone can believe that government should be miniscule, should stay away from our property and our money, but should espouse a particular religion or should keep porn off the streets? These seem mutually exclusive to me.

In the same vein, President Bush avers that ‘freedom is on the march’–that we will spread human rights and equality and freedom around the glove, and that this is our destiny. And then he argues that we can torture anyone we want at Guantanamo because Constitutional rights only apply inside US borders. What gives?