Originally Posted by ptownrob

Steve I agree with you 100% as well.

When the tax issues surrounding Geithner & the others surfaced. there were a whole lot of us complaining form the "other" side that something was rotten in all this. On top of that, Geithner was head of the NY Fed when the initial TARP monies went oout without any strings attached.

No one is indispensble in any position (except a self-employed person, thank you very much), so I found Obama's pursuit of this uncharacteristically odd.

Regarding war and its formulation, I think you have it right on the money. It was one of the anti-war side's most powerful arguments. No one in the Bush Adm. pushing for the war had any military experience whatsoever, and those that did were ignored or even villified as cowards or "with the terrorists."

I think if you had Colin Powell or Schwarzkopf supporting, and coordinating the strategy, people might have supported the long-term efforts. But the reality is, they didn't support the war at all. Everyoe got swept up into propaganda and terrror-baiting/ What is an intelligent person supposed to answer when the President of the United States says, "You are either with us, or with the terrorists," and you know in your heart and brain that "us" is wrong?

Any way, great post!