As with almost every significant aspect of the Bush presidency, its handling of 9/11 was a catastrophe from start to finish.

Few progressives would take issue with the argument that, significant accomplishments notwithstanding, the Obama presidency has been a big disappointment.

We got outplayed from start to finish in every aspect of the game. It's disappointing. I've never seen a team that can look so good and twice against South look so poor.

The consequences of President Johnson's campaign of deliberate deception regarding Vietnam could hardly have been more catastrophic for the nation, the military, the president, his party, and the presidency itself.

As a parent and a citizen, I'll take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better they should ignore Jobs's example and instead embrace the morality and wisdom of the great industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

George Bush is a catastrophe for the world. And a dream for Bin Laden.