http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/01/AR2010010101368.html?hpid=opinionsbox1<snip>
If Bush could be blamed for the dot-connecting inadequacies that helped enable the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, eight months into his administration, then Obama can fairly be held responsible for the incompetence that allowed a disaffected jihadist to get explosive powder onto a plane.
National security was never considered Obama's strong suit. Back in September 2008, if I may be excused for quoting myself, I wrote: "I worry that Obama isn't serious enough about terrorism and free markets. . . . I worry about Obama's over-intellectualizing -- that he will get lost in a maze of deep thoughts and fail to be decisive when necessary."
Or lost on a golf course, as the case may be.
Obama's open-collared vacation response from Hawaii was delivered on Katrina time -- about two days too late -- and fell a few links short of reassuring. Something about humans and systems failing. Yes, well, that would about cover it.
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9/11 happened under Bushco's watch in the facking US. There was no bombing here and this aircraft came from the Netherlands. Where were you when the attempted show bombing took place.
Buchanan arrived in time for the only Rethugs can protect us meme.