April 29, 2004

Blather and codswallop

Well, the President and Vice President paid their dues with the 911 Commission today. The headline from the wits at Fark.com said it best beforehand:

Bush and Cheney's turn to provide meaningless, unhelpful testimony before irrelevant committee of congressional idiots.

President Bush kept a straight face afterwards. Part of the news account from Reuters...

The commission of five Republicans and five Democrats issued a statement saying Bush and Cheney had been "forthcoming and candid" and their input would be of great assistance as it looks to complete a final report by July 26.

Two Democrats on the panel, Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton and former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska, left the session about an hour early. Hamilton, a former congressman from Indiana, was said to have had a prior commitment to introduce visiting Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin at a lunch.

...led the omniscient InstaPundit to sum it all up:

THE 9/11 COMMISSION IS MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING...If it's worth ditching the President's testimony for a luncheon introduction, the whole enterprise can't amount to much.

Yep.

Posted by Alan at April 29, 2004 05:11 PM