Forge a consensus? Good grief! We have Al Qeada doing everything in its power to obtain the resources to nuke major American cities. They have already amply demonstrated they will not hesitate to attack us, killing as many innocent Americans as possible, and this idiot expects the POTUS to forge a consensus before we do what it takes to prevent this? Forge a consensus with whom, those on the left who have demonstrated time and again that they will opposed the Bush Administration on anything and everything, including national security, simply because they hate the man?
As Margaret Thatcher said (paraphrasing), "Concensus is what you get when you don't have leadership." Thank God that the administration is trying to save our lives rather than arrive at concensus!