[Dianna]

Could George Bush have said that about Dan Quayle in 1992?

I think times have changed a bit, don't you? When you've got terrorists crashing into the Pentagon, it sems reasonable to make sure the second in command isn't a ninny. I think the presidency, in general (and W in particular), is a bigger target these days.

[Non-Sequitur]

When you've got terrorists crashing into the Pentagon, it sems reasonable to make sure the second in command isn't a ninny.

I would have thought that that would always have been a consideration.