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  1. …but her part of the response system did work.

    Remind me, which part of homeland security is the Secretary of Homeland Security’s.

    The only part of the response system that worked in this case was the militia, i.e., a private citizen, in this case of a foreign country, acted to defend himself and others against a clear and present danger. The whole federal, national security, homeland security part of the system did not work or the militia would not have had to respond.

  2. “Napolitano handled the [Flight 253 bomber) incident and its aftermath with aplomb.”

    Neo, I’m betting you’re a fan of _The Princess Bride_. If so, you’ll understand when I say that Broder’s use of “aplomb” in this context puts him in the same category as Wallace Shawn’s character (Vizzini) who misplaced the definition of “inconceivable!”

    And I’m sure that Inigo Montoya’s (Mandy Patinkin’s) line applies: “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

    Until this is sorted out, Broder should not engage in battles of wits. (Or in land wars in Asia, for that matter.) I recommend a full-body scan.

    Happy New Year!

  3. If there is anyone in the administration who embodies President Obama’s preference for quiet competence with “no drama,” it is Janet Napolitano.

    WHAT planet is this guy living on?!!!

  4. Napolitano’s right. The truck with the body bags and yellow ribbons was rolling, her statement of condolences about a “man-caused disaster” was half-written, they had a detailed manifest, and were about to start notifying next of kin when Schuringa butted in.

    The system worked perfectly.

  5. The ending of the Broder piece is bizarre too:

    The Obama Cabinet is filled with talents, but many of the stars are of an age or temperament unlikely to turn them into successor candidates. Napolitano will face many substantive tests — not just in dealing with terrorism but in playing an important role in immigration reform — before she is a candidate for anything. But her potential is almost unlimited.

    Perhaps Napolitano is still on that shortlist for the Supreme Court and Broder is laying some pre-pompom groundwork before cheering her on to the black robes.

  6. I have to believe that piece was written before the excrement hit the ventilating device. No one could be that out of touch.

  7. Mr. Frank,

    Surely you jest. Washington is absolutely crawling with people who are that out of touch. Broder isn’t even high on the list.

  8. How else can one understand a piece like Broder’s other than, to put it indelicately, blatant sucking up?

    Napolitano claimed “the system worked” before her boss, Pres. Obama, was forced a few days later to admit that there had been a potentially castastrophic systemic failure.

    There is no way I can see to explain Broder other than as some kind of quid pro quo.

  9. I think it likely that Mr. Broder knows Ms. Napolitano and is just trying to show some support.

  10. What adjective can we use to describe somebody who mistakes cluelessness for aplomb? I’d suggest clueless, but I’ve already used that word once. 🙂

  11. Broder is doing his usual “blocking and tackling” for the Democrat cause.He’s a useful idiot and mouthpiece for the permanent establishment and if he’s willing to pen this risible puff piece, then Janet and the WH know they are in serious political trouble.Broder is hoping to be Barry’s tourniquet.

  12. I think it likely that Mr. Broder knows Ms. Napolitano and is just trying to show some support.

    I’m sure that’s part of the story. Broder makes it clear that he likes Napolitano. Two points for friendship.

    But it’s not honest journalism. Subtract ten points.

    And it places personal friendship over American lives. Subtract one hundred points.

    Napolitano is the Secretary for Homeland Security, i.e. she is responsible for the security of ~300 million Americans. This isn’t the time or place to be sticking up for a friend who’s doing a lousy job.

  13. ELC,

    The word that came to mind was addlepated, which according to thesaurus.com has the following synonyms:

    abashed, addled, addlepated, at a loss, at sea, at sixes and sevens, baffled, befuddled, bewildered, come apart, confounded, confusional, dazed, discombobulated*, disconcerted, disorganized, distracted, flummoxed, flustered, fouled up, glassy-eyed, gone*, misled, mixed up, muddled, nonplussed, not with it, out to lunch, perplexed, perturbed, punch-drunk, punchy, puzzled, screwy, shook up, shot to pieces, slaphappy, spaced out, stumped, taken aback, thrown, thrown off balance, turbid, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped

    I’d say… yeah. (Though unzipped is an image I don’t want!)

  14. ELC — great word! Have to remember that (should send that in to Bill O’ Reilly who ends each of his shows with a new obscure word!”

    re: Broder — for all the attempts at trying to rationalize why he might have written what he did, I say Bah! Humbug! (a little past the season, but it works)

    I cannot conceive of anyone who believes himself to be a serious and credible writer (and who expects others to regard him likewise) who would write such claptrap!

    It is so “off,” that it’s laughable (which, I presume, is the very reason Neo posted it).

    But the truth is, that the Obama-obssessed will read and take his words as gospel, while the growing audience of doubters will see only patent falseness.

    Which may, then, be a good thing………

  15. Since when hasn’t Broder been a tool for the democrats. Go back and read his posts in the lead up to Clinton’s Lewinski problems and his impeachment. If he didn’t carry water for the democrats, he’d have nothing to write about.

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