“Do we pour $40 billion into grandiose Louisiana engineering projects or do we instead put up no trespassing- signs in the areas below sea level? All are hard choices with various merits and pains. The important thing, however, is for America to decide whether the current policy of inaction is really the way we want to deal with the worst natural disaster in our history.” WayWantImportantHardPainAmericaChoicesNaturalLevelsDealsSeaWorstPolicyProjectsAreasImportant ThingsCurrentsVariousBillionsDisasterMeritEngineeringInactionLouisianaNatural DisasterGrandioseTrespassing Author:Douglas Brinkley
“John Kerry can be absolutely ruthless. I would not want to be on his enemies list when he's ready to go after you.” WantEnemyReadyListsRuthlessJohn Kerry Author:Douglas Brinkley
“John Kerry wants to be the hero in his own drama. He likes King Arthur and the Round Table. He likes the young swashbuckling Churchill, and he loved the early antics of Theodore Roosevelt.” WantYoungKingsHeroDramaTablesRoundsLikesArthurJohn KerryKing ArthurTheodoreAntics Author:Douglas Brinkley