This is a valuable thread, Jon. Obviously, most people were cowed into praising the report because of the fear of the moment and the fear of appearing unpatriotic. Still, some of the praise is ridiculous.

The most laughable comment:

"Blame, if there's blame, has to be spread all across the board," commissioner James Thompson, former Republican governor of Illinois, said Thursday. Even the public could be said to have failed, "because the American people never demanded more or better."

Really? The American people never demanded that a multi-trillion dollar defense apparatus could stop 19 guys with box cutters?