[Ramius]

Powell was testifying to some congressional committee. I don't recall the exact committee. But the poor bastard democrat (I think his name was "Brown") tried to slip in some comment about Bush being "awol" from his service in the ANG and Powell spanked him pretty bad.

"I'm not going to dignify that remark with a response" was how it began with Powell, and it got a little steamier after that. Powell was brilliant. He also went on to pretty well defend the whole "intel failure" question. At one point he said "We didn't make this stuff up..." He was really strong, I thought.

The worm turns...

[Wneighbor]

I'd like to have heard that. Frequently when he speaks I'd like to give that guy a standing ovation. He says what I wanna hear mostly... only a lot more articulately than I would. Pretty good at that old country thing of tellin' 'em how the cow ate the cabbage. 't's a good trait.

Wish I'd seen it.