Alan Grayson

[Summer Hathaway]

145. I wasn't 'demanding an absolute prediction' at all.

The question was simple - and there were a number of possible answers, the most obvious being that things change over time, and no one can predict the future.

But I didn't get an answer. Because those queried didn't know how to say "If Obama does it, he's adopting PNAC's goals. But if another president does it, he won't be," without disclosing their own agenda.

Had anyone responded by saying "it depends on the circumstances", my follow-up question would be an obvious one as well: "What are the circumstances under which a president can engage Syria and NOT be following PNAC's agenda?" Which would have led to a certain contingent having to come up with valid reasons why Obama's actions would be PNAC-embracing, and in what circumstances a president taking the same action would not be.

And THAT explanation would have been a very amusing read. I'm almost sorry they didn't take the bait.