Slice:
Q: Might there be something wrong with protocols that render the president unnecessary when the alarm is going off at his house?
Here's the reply from the king of obfuscation:
McCLELLAN: That's not at all what occurred, Ken. And I would disagree strongly with the way you characterize it for the reasons I started earlier, and that I talked about. This was a situation where the president was in an off-site location. He was not in danger, a situation where protocols have been put in place to address the situation. The protocols were followed. ...
More good questions and obfuscation from the master McClellan:
Q: And those protocols are OK with the president despite the fact that his wife was in a situation where she might have been endangered?
McCLELLAN: She was taken to a secure location, as were some other officials.
Q: And wouldn't he want to know about that as it was happening?
McCLELLAN: He was briefed about the situation.
Q: After it happened.
McCLELLAN: He was briefed about the situation, Ken. And I think that he wants to make sure that the protocols that are in place are followed. The protocols that were in place were followed.
Q: Scott, to follow on the same line of questioning, if there is a possibility that a plane may have to be shot down over Washington, doesn't the President want to be involved in that type of decision?
McCLELLAN: Well, Keith, I think again, it depends on the circumstances in the situation. You have to look at each individual situation and the circumstances surrounding that situation. There are protocols --
Q: Doesn't the President want to be involved in what could be a decision to shoot down a plane over Washington?
You get the general idea. Read the text if you dare. It is quite fun and a bit disconcerting that the Prez was that disconnected to such a decision. Thanks Moxie Grrrl for the link.
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When the cost of doing something outweighs the cost of doing nothing
Worst case light-plane scenario: when it carries a radiological, bacteriological, or chemical weapon. A shootdown scenario would disperse whatever from a greater height, causing more damage than letting the plane reach its target.
The government is easy to replace. For every man and woman now serving in Washington, there are ten at home willing to take their place. Even more if the government relocated to Miami.
The thought that there is some person or entity in Washington that is priceless, and needs to be defended to the last civilian collateral damage, is absurd.
To the obvious question: Name one.
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