Check out Byron York’s devastating little piece in National Review Online about Bill Clinton’s response to the 1996 Khobar bombings, and indeed all such terrorst incidents in his term of office. His instinct? Take a poll. All the more reason for president Bush to ignore the Berke–Dowd double-punch in today’s Times goading W to go all-political in the war on terrorism. There is simply no trade-off whatsoever between the war and the economy right now, and anyone who thinks so is either dumb or deliberately trying to trick W into repeating not his father’s but his predecessor’s mistakes. If we win the war, the economy will do fine; if we half-win this war, the economy will tank at the slightest hint of another terrorist attack. Memo to W: ignore these domestic-policy types. Veto the stimulus package; focus like a laser-beam on Iraq.
POWERBOOK HEAVEN: Well, I know this makes for a Hollywood ending, but I bought the Powerbook yesterday and this is my first posting using the new system. It’s a) beautiful; b) easily mastered in about fifteen minutes for the tasks I need to perform; c) extremely quick. I also bought the incredible little iPod. Jeez. My CD collection is busily disappearing into my hard drive as we speak (not as painful as it sounds) and I’ll soon have any music I want portable in what amounts to a cigarette box. I’ve used previous MP3 systems before and this one leaves them all in the dust. Anyway, before I turn into a total Mac-head, I’ll close. But I have to wonder now: whatever took me so long?
The Dish 