Talk is cheap. What I want to know is, what's the penalty for "taking responsibility"? It doesn't appear that there is any penalty. Ask any soldier what the penalty is for falling asleep on duty, or abondoning your post in time of war. You will then find out what the military means by "taking responsibility". The minimum penalty in such situations would be a court martial and a stretch in Levenworth, or worse, the firing squad.

When the story came out about the abuses of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Grab, there was quite a bit of concern over who was "responsible" some soldiers went to jail and some officers were demoted and/or forced to 'retire'.

So, what is the penalty for Mrs. Brennan and Obama, now that they have admitted to "being responsible"?

their stupidity !!

Mr. Obama's initial remarks on this incident was that it was the work of an "isolated extremist", despite the confession of the perpitrator himself that he was trained and assisted by an al Quaeda team located in Saudi Arabia and despite the claims from al Quaeda itself claiming responsibility for the failed attack.

I don't know how many others have noticed, but I am finding that the words "terrorist" and "terrorism" are creeping back into the comments of Mr. Obama and his administration. These words, once banned from usage are now unavoidably being used again. I believe this is a good thing. If we can't even bring ourselves to use the term, how in the world can we be expected to fight it or prevent it? The time for employing euphamisms and political correctness is over. The safety of the American people is far more important than political correctness. If others are offended by this, too damn bad.

Terrorist's father called embassy. Terrorist paid cash for ticket. Terrorist boarded plane without luggage. Terrorist's name was on a list of potential terrorists. John Brennan was briefed earlier of brief-bombing potential.

More like a smoking cannon, if you ask me.