Questions I'd Ask the President Tonight
1. Did Dr. Rice tell you about the terrorist cells inside the US prior to September 11, 2001, or did you otherwise know about them? If not, do you wish she had? And if so, what did you do about it?

2. Have any travel agencies or airlines approached you about being a spokesperson for their company, given your penchant for regular and lengthy vacations?

3. If the daily briefing from August 6 had indeed contained specific threat information (when, where, how), wouldn't you have expected the FBI to have already taken some action? Did you think it might say: "Mr. President, Osama bin Laden plans to hijack aircraft coming out of Boston on September 11; what should we do?" What did you do about the briefing you did get? Complain, ask for more info, get scared, etc...?

4. Did you know that Dr. Rice just waits to be told when something needs to be done, and assumes everyone at all times in government already does everything possible? Is this the role you envisioned for her? Who in the White House was authorized, pre-9/11, to tell agency heads what they should be addressing in terms of security?

5. Why wasn't a focus on "hijacking" on the part of bin Laden supporters specific enough for you to take some action. How specific did it need to be? If they had narrowed it down to September, would you have taken action? If they had narrowed it to airports in the Northeast, would that have been enough? Airports in Massachussetts? {UPDATE: Uggabugga has a graphic reflecting the new Presidential oath of office here.}

What questions would you ask?