in an interview published by 'time' magazine on 6/19/05, then newly appointed cia director porter goss was asked when bin laden was gonna be apprehended. goss replied by saying bla bla bla we're making very good progress bla bla bla.
asked if that meant goss had an idea where bin laden was, goss answered: "I have an excellent idea where he is. What's the next question?"
soooo...is/was he more securely tethered to reality than bush/cheney/rice/gates/etc? (i initially phrased that question 'is he more or less securely tethered...' but modified it due to the impossibility of his being the latter.)
during an appearance on 'larry king live' broadcast earlier that same week, vp (but not necessarily member of the executive branch) dick cheney predicted victory in iraq by 2009 because:
"The level of activity that we see today from a military standpoint, I think, will clearly decline. I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency."
when asked by 'time' if he concurred with cheney, goss said: "I think they're not quite in the last throes, but I think they are very close to it. And I think that every day that goes by in Iraq where they have their own government and it's moving forward reinforces just how radical (the insurgents) are and how unwanted they are."
while smilies have their place, this is one of those times a sound effect would be much more useful. 'coo coo' 'coo coo' is exactly what's needed here.
