I've got this nagging feeling that the longer the 9/11 Commission show goes on, the stronger the likelihood that the only result out of all this will be an American Gestapo. What obstacles do you think the FBI and the CIA are citing that prevented them from fighting terrorism -- the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, privacy laws, Miranda rights, what? Whatever "reforms" are planned, we'd better be willing to accept the consequences. For some reason, I can't shake the image of Elmer Fudd, tiptoeing through the woods: "Be vewy quiet. We're hunting wabbits."

One more thing...haven't there been enough "if" questions asked already? My dad always says "if" is okay when you're talking about the future -- "if" just fucks things up when you're talking about the past. It's not like everyone doesn't already know what wasn't done. Let's stop the madness already. "If" is to the Bush II regime what "Is" was to the Clinton administration. Mark my words.