THE ROBERT W. WHITAKER ARCHIVE

ANOTHER LITTLE "WAKE UP CALL" | 2003-08-23

The entire electrical system of the Northeastern United States collapsed again last week. That's the third time that has happened in my memory.

Nobody will get fired. Nobody will get blamed. It's another "wake up call."

When three thousand Americans were killed on September 11, 2001, it was a "wake up call" that told our intelligent services that they needed to watch terrorists. But we didn't want to be mean about it.

I think that when an intelligence agency fails to give needed information to another, the person who did that should be fired and charged with a felony.

I am a tough customer. And that is only way you will ever get results. A tough customer makes a good economy. A tough voter makes a good government. Democracy is a system of government where people get what they deserve. Democracy is a system of government where people get what they ask for.