[OldFriend]

Allen did not blow it. He was the recipient of 24/7 hostility from the Washington comPost, which is the local rag for his area.

Doubtful there is anyone who could have withstood that type of abuse and remained as competitive.

The sheeple are alive and well all over the world.

The consequences seem invisible to them, until another 9/11 happens and then they run screaming trying to find someone to blame.

[steve-b]

Allen did not blow it. He was the recipient of 24/7 hostility from the Washington comPost, which is the local rag for his area.

Oh, puh-leeze. If he can't stand a little bad press, he's in the wrong business. (Or was in the wrong business -- after p!$$ing away what should have been an easy re-election, he's through in politics.)