Well, he/she seems to have neither — at least not knowledge of people. Imagine! We needed this windbag to tell us the difference between presidential security and that of a soldier in the field. We needed him/her to tell us that Yankee Stadium was as safe as it was humanly possible to make it that night. As for wisdom, he/she seems incapable of understanding that there are a number of different kinds of courage. The fact that the President's physical safety was ensured to the fullest extent possible that night in no way diminishes the courage he displayed.