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Originally posted by Aloysius:
It's not just about understanding what the advisers are saying; it's also about picking the right group of advisers.

For instance, take this account of why Bush picked Condoleeza Rice:

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[Bush] had never met anyone like Rice. She could talk baseball, football, and foreign policy all at the same time, but she did not sound like an intellectual and she never made him feel inadequate or ignorant. On the contrary, Rice made Bush feel sharper, particularly when she complimented him on his questions. Bush did not know many black people well, and it made him feel good about himself that he got along so easily with Rice. It was hard not to see that she was also attractive, athletic, and competitive, and, like him, underestimated for much of her adult life.

Maybe if Bush hadn't chosen his advisers based on whether they made him feel good, he wouldn't have assembled a team that led us into a foreign policy clusterf*ck.

That's part of the reason why you want a president with a strong base of foreign & domestic policy knowledge, not just random impulses.

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I'm voting for Steve. Or Robert Byrd. He could really kick ass on Heck, too.

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And believe me, I'm not arguing this point with you because it's you, and that I really do agree with you and I just can't take it, or something. I'm arguing it because it's ridiculous, which makes me want to stop wasting my time.

Well then I'll just say I don't buy that.
I say it's because A. you love to bicker and B you have a double standard when it comes to the people you like and the ones you don't.

And for all your bellyaching about the tactic you respond most (or at least half) of the time with ad hominem attacks.

Anyway yours more fun than "put down the pipe" for the 1000th time.

WSS

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"Given the scope of the tragedy from last week, I am glad to reassure the people of New York and Washington, DC that their air is safe to breathe and their water is safe to drink."