You're No Churchill, Mr. Bush!

Remember learning this quote in school? I do.


We shall not fail or falter;
we shall not weaken or tire...
Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

Sir Winston Churchill,
BBC radio broadcast, Feb 9, 1941
Well...

ATF Strikes Bush's Words

In December, Carl J. Truscott , then director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and David L. Bibb , acting administrator of the General Services Administration, invited President Bush to the dedication of the ATF headquarters, scheduled for Nov. 14 or 16.

The new headquarters at 99 New York Ave. NE, ATF's first permanent home, is an "architectural masterpiece," the letter said, combining "high security and openness" with "post-Oklahoma City bombing design and construction standards."

But why would the president attend? Because "memorable words from your speech before a Joint Session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001 will be engraved in stone at our entry threshold," the invite said. Whoa! This puts Dubya right up there with Lincoln and Roosevelt and Jefferson.

The letter said Bush's words -- "We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail" -- "remind us daily of the dedication and commitment with which we at ATF pursue our missions" of fighting terrorists and criminals.

But then Truscott left the agency, and deputy director Edgar A. Domenech , a career employee, became acting director. Although the idea of putting Bush's words on the entry originally came from the construction team and was approved up the ladder at ATF, GSA and apparently the White House, Domenech a week or so ago ordered that the project be dropped.

Gee, ya think someone finally figured out that those words sounded familiar?

Truly heavy sigh.


Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.