batten down the hatches

I agree with both cartoonists as well as the editor of The Economist magazine. More than most Presidents, Dubya needs to surround himelf with good people. Over and above her intellect, something about Condaleeza Rice scares me. I would agree with other world leaders that after tomorrow the world will be a more dangerous place with Colin gone and Secretary Rumsfeld and Secretary Rice left behind with their neo conservative buddies.

from The New Yorker Magazine, January 24, 2005
The Coming Wars
Seymour M. Hersh