Quote of the Day

Brian Zick

Jim Rutenberg for the NY Times quotes Tony Snow explaining why Bush has delayed announcing his New New New Same Old Iraq policy: “You would expect and desire a commander in chief, in looking at a situation, to examine military concerns, security concerns, diplomatic concerns, internal political concerns within Iraq, regional ramifications, how you get people to work in concert with one another,” Mr. Snow said. “It is enormously complex.”

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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