[endthematrix]

"So our short-term strategy is to stay on the offense, and we've got to give our troops, our intelligence officers, our diplomats all the tools necessary to succeed. That's what people in this country expect of our government. They expect us to be wise about how we use our resources, and a good use of resources is to promote this language initiative in K through 12..."

President's Remarks at U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education

Brace yourselves this is long-term.

[Smokin' Joe]

Gotta have people to weed through the backlog of NSA intercepts. Translators wanted!

[La Enchiladita]

Ugh, so apparently Condi is one of the forces -- if not the main force -- pulling the President and the administration to the left?

[toddlintown]

"Madam Secretary, thanks for having me. I'm here to let the good folks know here how strongly I support the national security language initiative. I've had a little problem with the language in the past, so -- (laughter.) If you've got room in the initiative for me, let me know. (Laughter.) Condi said, come on by, we've got a bunch of university presidents here. And I said, great, just so long as we don't have to compare transcripts. (Laughter.) She's the Ph.D., I'm the President. (Laughter and applause.)

She's a heck of a Secretary of State, though. And Don Rumsfeld is a heck of a Secretary of the Defense, and I want to thank you both for joining together on this initiative."

And I'll be here for two more shows...and be sure to try the veal. Goodnight ladies and germs!