
You sure are a middle-aged crank...
...but you're OUR middle-aged crank, and you've also got a plank to stand on, so I think I speak for the rest of us when we forgive you.
After 9/11, Bush made two statements:
1. "Terrorists hate America because America is a land of freedom and opportunity."
2. "We intend to attack the root causes of terrorism."
Sounds like everything is going according to plan.