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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 05:04 pm
Listening to Rice's testimony before the 9/11 Commission today, and knowing the event was also attended by many family members of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I must confess that I was waiting to hear Rice offer an apology to these poor, hurting souls.
After all, Richard Clarke did it and quite eloquently too.
But a simple apology was beyond the scope of Rice's mission, and judging from the media appearances by some of the 9/11 families today, this failure to reach out will come back to bite the Bush administration in the butt.
As well it should.
Apologize for what? For terrorists deciding to kill people then doing it?
Maybe Bin Laden will send an apology.
Rice, rather than grandstand, spoke personally to several family members of 911 victims after her testimony.
Calrke should feel about one inch tall now, what a maroon.
Softball
The members of the Commission lobbed softballs to Ms Rice. She is clearly incompetent and over her head in her position as is her boss, The Resident. They both are miserable failures in their jobs, at the very least and negligent at the worst. Further evidence will show their negligence.
Imperfect Rice every time.
Success Rice; You can't **** it up, no matter how hard you try.
As I said on another thread, Le Rice filibustered the tough questions from the Democrats on the panel (Ben-Veniste and Kerry) and provided crisp, brief answers from Bush loyalists.
Yes, Le Rice was well prepared indeed!
She refused to be used by the partisan hacks on the Commission. They tried to cut her off before she finished her answers--and she didn't let them do it.
In short, she kicked ass.
Rice's expertise has never been in serving the nation, it has been in serving the House of Bush.
At the first job, she has been a disaster.
At the second, she is the best.
Titus--
How many threads will you fill with the same stuff?
We saw it over on that other thread.
Sofia:
The great thing about living in a Democracy is freedom of choice.
There are certain posters who I usually scroll past due to lack of interest.
For instance, like your right-wing rants.
No one is pointing a gun at you forcing you to read my replies. :wink:
Actually, twice I observed, (it could have happened more, but those TWO really were obvious...)
Ms. Rice said what SHE wanted to say, from her script, and evaded the answer to the question as stated. The commission questioner, each time, instructed her to answer the question as she was asked, but she replied, "let me make my point..." Or, "please allow me to finish what I am saying".
They were supposed to be the ones gathering information, but all they got from her were farcical facial 'smiles' and scripted sentences.
Out of respect for her dignity and position--- she was treated well- but what she brought to the commission was what they will deduce from the avoidance of revealing information, rather than admitting it.
Far from being tough- she was nervous and cagey.
jackie:
I agree. Rice, when asked a tough question by a Democrat on the commission, used the old debate tactic of filibustering in order to stall.
Apparently, she and her boss, hoped nobody would notice. But I noticed, and many others noticed too.
But in the end, since the 9/11 attacks happened on Bush's watch, and not Clinton's, Carter's, or Johnson's, anyone with even a shred of humanity and decency could've mustered a public apology.
After all, 3,000 people were slaughtered needlessly.
Maybe this is yet another example of 'compassionate conservatism?'
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