I thought this was interesting, not so much for what it says about the commission as what it says about me:
Summary: the 9/11 Commission has always been a high risk potential for the Bush Administration, hence the very careful limits put on official cooperation. Hearings this week, "bombshell" book by former WH staffer Richard Clarke, have high risk potential to change attitudes "outside The Beltway".
It had never occurred to me before, but the phrase "inside the Beltway" doesn't necessarily refer to a physical place. Most of the stuff I'm hearing from Clarke isn't really new to me, so I guess in the sense of being informed (on at least this issue) I am in some ways "inside the Beltway." Kind of a weird realization.
Posted by Jason at March 24, 2004 11:58 AM