[PISANO]

As RUSH said this morning this is a CYA situation for X42, for he used the NUKE excuse TWICE preceding the 450 cruise missle launch against IRAQ during the Impeachment time frame.

[ChemistCat]

You know, though, Clinton was relatively moderate compared to the pack of dwarves seeking the nomination. If he's given the Dims a chance to ditch him, here, the rest of the party is free to keep getting more and more extreme. That's FINE as long as they have no real case against W. However, the President's success or failure is dependant on so many other people besides himself...in particular, an intelligence community that is crippled by political correctness and hamstrung by the continued domination of CLinton appointees. Another 9/11 that can really be credibly blamed on White House failures, however indirectly, could get us a President Dean. Or another President Clinton. And you all know what that means.

If we're hanging the President's chances of remaining in office on the ability of ALL the people serving him to do their jobs flawlessly, look for an upset at the election, because no human being save one is flawless.