[lowbridge]

To play a little devils advocate, I have seen lefties respond to this by pointing out that Bush is the President, Kerry is not. Kerry didnt have the authority to do much of anything at that moment (like order fighter jets to take after the hijacked jets, for example). So while he may not moved as quickly as he said he would have if he were President, there really wasnt much he could have done, if he did move as quickly.

How does one respond to that.

[r9etb]

How does one respond to that.

Tell the lefties to STFU, for several reasons. For example, the reasons given on this very thread. And also for the reason Bush gave -- that there wasn't any good to be gained by rushing off in a tizzy, when it would have (and was) perfectly fine to wait as he did. Seven minutes would not have made any difference on that day. As it turns out, W has demonstrated that he has the ability to make difficult and correct snap decisions. JF'nK has shown merely that he's a whiner.

[BlessedBeGod]

By his own admittance he couldn't think for those 40 minutes. Even if you're not the president, if you're supposedly presidential material you should be able to think. He was paralyzed.

[RetSignman]

The country was under attack, and one of those planes WAS heading to the Capitol, a little FAST "creative thinking" might have been in order for all those great leaders in Washington,like Kerry, whose minds were paralyzed with fear, for a full hour.