The Bushies explanation for this, as was stated after Clarke's testimony, is that it took time to do a full policy review to come up with a plan to destroy al Qaeda. Our bureacracies are turgid; that's a fact. Some people will always want to blame Bush for this.

I ain't saying nuthin'.

One of the claims by the Clintonistas, especially Clarke, was that they had passed along all the information they had and 9-11 occurred because Bush did nothing with that info. This means that not only did they not pass it ALL on, they've tried to cover up the fact that part of it ever existed. If this had been shared with the Bush administration there would have been no reason to deny it existed, it would have worked in their favor if it truly had been shared.

I think ace just likes saying "Able Danger". I imagine him walking around his slovenly hovel in a torn T-shirt and none-too-clean underwear muttering: "Able danger. Able danger. Ayyyybul Dayyyyn-GUR! Able able able danger danger danger!"

I'll bet you that Ace's next D&D character is a Paladin named -- what else? -- Able Danger.

Good point bullwinkle. To speak to Joshua Chamberlin's point, I recently found myself working within one of our federal agencies. The difficulty in changing the simplest of policies is very apparent to me, but I don't consider that a complete pass for the new administration. Something must be done to help streamline the process of making changes within the various agencies especially those controlling defense and foriegn policy. The ultimate would be a total destruction of the federal employees union. While every other union seems to be on the decline, I suspect this one is still running strong.

More about me, Ace, less about things which might actually affect the nation in significant ways.

Meanwhile nothing about this story on Drudge.

He's got a story about Courtney Cox, though. What a douchebag.

Make that Courtney Love.

See now, I'd actually have been interested in a story about Courtney Cox...

...and Laura, your next post is required to be something titillating. It also has to include some sort of come-on directed towards me.

Malkin endorsed the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. With Al Qaeda active in the Phillipines, and our Struggle Against Violent Extremism, I demand the immediate surrender of Ms. Malkin to Guantanamo Bay until the whole connextion can be sorted.

Quiet, troll. You're detracting attention from me.

I mainly came back for the girl on girl titillating comment that should be forthcoming, but I wanted to note. Able Danger is climbing the technorati charts, and its now gotten some actual ink (meaning printed on paper, which is far more credible then this pixel rendition we like to call blogs right?). Now if we could figure out what buffer spell Gorelick used on the intel wall we could have a chance of a saving throw. Wait, too late for that.

"I mainly came back for the girl on girl titillating comment that should be forthcoming"

Laura posting love notes to me every morning would do wonders for Ace's ratings. They should realize that sooner rather than later for their own sakes.

Reminds me of the Seinfield episode that was on last night where Elaine is having trouble with the crazy girl from SNL. Everytime she tries to tell a guy about it his eyes glaze over and he says, "ah, cat fight".

Enough talk. Laura, resistance is futile. You will comply.

As long as we've gone both off topic and gay, does anybody else's head want to render this blog as the Space of AIDS?

Okay, how about now that I've put it out there?

Hey Megan, lay off LauraW, alright?

I only say that on the off chance it means you'll wrestle me over this, of course.

SW: "As long as we've gone both off topic and gay, does anybody else's head want to render this blog as the Space of AIDS?"

Gay women don't get AIDS, doofus.

Rocketeer: "Hey Megan, lay off LauraW, alright?

I only say that on the off chance it means you'll wrestle me over this, of course. "

Keep dreamin'.

Hey, ace's drawers may be none too clean but at least his are not stuffed with national security files!

Ace: You are requested and required to instruct Laura to flirt shamelessly with me immediately. BBECK must also declare her undying love for us both at once, while specifying in graphic detail the various uses to which she intends to put her breasts between our legs. Thank you.

"Hey, ace's drawers may be none too clean but at least his are not stuffed with national security files!"

Silence worm.

Gay women don't get AIDs? Thats news to me, of course they also usually get in trouble with their partner when they get cought getting sodomized by some young buck.

LauraW is a very proper lady. Stop making your disgusting lesbian advances towards her.

OTOH, BBeck is a dirty dirty whore. Have a party.

"Gay women don't get AIDs? Thats news to me"

Read some peer-reviewed medical journals. There's never been a documented case of lesbian-transmitted AIDS or heterosexual orally-transmitted AIDS. Not physically possible.

"LauraW is a very proper lady. Stop making your disgusting lesbian advances towards her."

Laura's head over heels in love with me, as you well know, Ace.

For the sake of logic, you did not say gay women don't get aids from girl on girl relations. You just said they didn't get aids, I used a joke to point out that there are other ways for a lesbian to get aids. Shooting heroin with junkies is another such way.

"For the sake of logic"

No, no --- fuck YOU!

"Hey Megan, lay off LauraW, alright?

I only say that on the off chance it means you'll wrestle me over this, of course. "

Keep dreamin'.

Way ahead of you, Megan, waaaaaaayyyyyyyy ahead of you.

Like I didn't know that was COMING... :)

To sum up what I'm learning from reading the comments really quickly: Able Danger had evidence of Mohammed Atta being into hot LauraW on Megan action.

Naw. That would've DEFINITELY gotten passed around the Clinton White House.

I meant to add:

Like a drunken Lewinsky.

C'mon Megan - you know you're curious. ;)

Jamie, I would like you now to acknowledge repeatedly that you are, in fact, my bitch.

In the spirit of public service, I offer this handy visual to illustrate what Rocketeer is probably up to at this very moment.

I demand the immediate surrender of Ms. Malkin to Guantanamo Bay until the whole connextion can be sorted.

Hmmm, three meals a day from a decent menu, a free place to sleep, free medical care, and freedom to practice her religion with materials provided free of charge?

It's better than her kids probably get if they go to public school.

Megan, I'm at work. I suspect I shouldn't click on that link.

Right?

P.S. - Megan, no troll could ever detract my attention from you.

NB: Sue should hereby be conscripted as part of my harem.

Rocketeer: "I suspect I shouldn't click on that link."

That last one's actually safe, sweetie.

Rocketeer: "P.S. - Megan, no troll could ever detract my attention from you."

Ace, take note.

"My favorite part is how they treat the daughter Megan. She seems to be a ripoff of Lisa from The Simpsons. Lisa is, and will always be, the lamest cartoon character "

Ace is obviously dying for my to bitchslap him within an inch of his life.

dying for me to bitchslap him

too.

Someone stayed up late watching Bring It On for the twelfth time, didn't they.

I know. It has the same effect on me, Megan.

Don't make me kill you, sponge.

I'm flattered, Megan. You're hitting the caffeine pretty hard right now, aren't you? :)

It's the Chivas, Sue. :) Though I could come up with some interesting scenarios involving you and Godiva too.

Sue,

caffeine=glen fiddich
hth

Yeah, megan turned into The Great Cornholio about a half hour ago. Now she's stalking around with her hands up chanting, "Bung-holio! Do you have T.P.? I must have T.P. for my bunghole!"

Monty, sweetheart, your'e really beggin' for it.

lol! wrong brand, right concept :)

megan:

Monty, sweetheart, your'e really beggin' for it.

Yeah yeah yeah. You promise the moon, and then you never call. You're such a tease.

Megan should lay OFF Laura?
Not quite.

"Posted by Monty"

Bitch.

Oh yeah... I went there.

Bitch.

megan, megan, megan: Your fulsome adoration is becoming unseemly.

Can I use Bactine on paper cuts?

Holy crap.

I was real busy at work today, and now I see this.

Holy crap.

[giggling helplessly] Man, the things I wake up to sometimes.