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I'm not really suggesting we do all that now - but if we have to we can and will.

We just have to remember that our stance has been - no negotiation with terrorists. The LEO's are walking a very fine line in getting this resolved the best they can and protecting citizens. They may appear to give him what he wants to prevent another death - yet - we all know what the end result will be.

Again, there is no way we can judge with the little info we get. We can't say they are caving to his demands because we don't know the demands. And again, remember - each time we are saying this and that - the next day, we find that things were a lot worse than we thought and then we understand their actions.

This is not just Chief Moose and local authorities handling a terrorist attack - this is handled by the feds with the LEO's as the front men to calm the public, contact the sniper and defuse the press. Everything they do is screened and rescreened to further the best outcome.

Maybe many do not have faith in the authorities to be able to handle this - but I do.

I am not lacking faith in the LEAs. And I have tried to qualify most of my posts (but I must admit, at my age, I cannot remember everything I have posted, pretty sad actually) with "if what we know is all they have" or some such statement, or "assuming the LEAs have more info" (not exact quotes). I agree, we don't know everything. I was speaking in terms of "the sniper demanded they read that part of the letter" stuff. I agree, the LEAs are walking a fine line. But, I just feel that they are showing an extreme weakness. They are showing that they have no real clue. Maybe they do have a clue. Maybe they are not extremely weak. If so, why are they showing that. They are not instilling a lot of confidence in this one simpleton, yours truely. I don't feel what I felt when a day or two after the 9/11 horror, when President Bush took the floor of the House Chambers and said, we won't rest, and neither will you. We are coming after you, and you will pay. I just don't feel that. I want to feel that. I want that confidence. I want to hear the coach say, "we are going to win. The chips may seem down, but we will win." I don't want to hear the coach say, "I hope we win."

Perception is reality. Like it or not, (and I hope none will take offense at this, please understand the context) this is a game. This guy is playing us. A game for our lives, mind you, but still a game. Perception is reality. Instill confidence. Get one for the Gipper.