Yes, I have the same shirt on I had that day. It’s a nice shirt. Durable. Also has the logo in the old font, which I like better. Classic.
The funniest thing ever would be if Seth Meyers opened Weekend Update with a graphic of Bin Laden and said “Well don’t I feel like a jackass now.” and waited for the 3-minute crowd pop to die down. Come on, it’s NYC. You had to know they would go batshit. DC too. Hell, I wish I could have been there.
My big hope out of all this is that maybe it’s going to be an end to the September 12 mentality. No more pants-shitting terror, no more blind panic, but a calm, reasoned evaluation of the threat and the response. Terrorists are not Magneto, they are not vampires or zombies, and they can be handled in a rational manner by government and public alike. I have to say that the most gratifying thing about this operation was that it was a long play with the CIA and military working hand-in-glove, something that hasn’t happened before – and instead of rushing in on the eve of the elections in November to score points, they took their time and waited until they could do it right.
That is how you get to say Mission Accomplished.
As I said on EDSBS last night, this isn’t the championship, this is just one win in a long and grueling season. But it’s a big win, and we’re going to take a day to smoke and lift a glass to absent friends. We can get back to grinding tomorrow when the moment’s over.