[Claire Voyant]

It was a STUPID question and Bush was POLITE in not telling The Un-American so. TRIBAL SOVERIEGNTY????? We are in the midst of World War THREE and an IDIOT wants to know what Tribal Soveignity means in this century!! Hey DUMB-A*S go LIVE on your reservation and quit coming into civilization if you can't ask an UN-STUPID question!

I saw it...Bush couldn't BELIEVE the STUPIDITY!!!

[Palladin]

Tribal sovereignty means they get to sell the cartons of cigarettes without charging federal or state taxes.

[ilgipper]

I saw that part of the speech, and it was kind of a 'Bush-ism' answer. I got a chuckle out of it. The question was indeed stupid and pointless, and I am sure took the President by surprise. Who the hell is concerned about this topic in this time of war. Anyway, I got a good laugh, and went back to counting the 1000s of reasons why Bush needs to be re-elected.

[GOP_1900AD]

My answer would have been "if you want casinos, then do what you need to do to get 'em. If you get in conflict with the state that contains your nation, then the courts are there." Of course, it is pretty hard to anticipate off the wall questions like that, assuming the incident even happened at all.

[Old Professer]

As silly as it sounds it is a very valid question for it goes to the roots of multiculturalism, diversity, compassion and just plain emotionalism; sovereign powers rule over territory while ideals rule men's minds, where the two meet there is little unrest although there may be extreme dissatisfaction. Here, today, in America we are engaged in a massive social experiment in accommodation that is proving, by degrees, to be disruptive rather than unifying and puzzling, rather than edifying.

We find ourselves faced with a clearly identified enemy and a leadership reluctant to recognize the pure motives of those opposed to our rather Laissez Faire approach to too many internal cautions and a seeming lack of attention to future outcomes.

Our vulnerablity is our strength as an afterthought only, but our attention span grows shorter with each passing year as the memories of past affronts dim with the passage of time so that now we are more concerned about whether the Trade Center's collapse was more of an architechural problem or one of deserved failure due to pride.

We are encouraged to embrace the language of the philosopher while we turn a deaf ear to the cry of the warrior.

Complacency has been for so many years a refuge from the belching bile from the upset stomach of the great beast that lurks just off our shores; now that he is fully dyspepsic, we run to the medicine cabinet - not for an antacid, but for a sleeping pill.

It may prove to be a long night.

[ASA Vet]

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