These aren't the mistakes of amateurs. These are the results of greedy myopic ideologues who were as Clarke said "preserved in amber" from the Reagan and Bush I administrations. They regained power with an agenda and refused to amend it as the world changed around them.   -Ed Lorah

On this message board I'm often re-relegated to "long time listener, first time caller" status, but I have to speak out when credit is due.  This is perhaps the most sententious, articulate statement regarding the Bush regime that I've run across in quite a while.  Thank you Ed.

If we apply the principle of Ockham's razor to the events internal and abroad over the last three years, I think anyone with a shred of objectivity would also come to this singular conclusion.