birdgirl:


That, in the final analysis, is what the Joker is really interested in: to deprive Gotham of its hero, its hope, and its soul. Batman, in other words, must “work, though, sort of the dark side, if you will. We’ve got to spend time in the shadows.”

That quote, of course, is Dick Cheney’s only explicit statement of purpose to the American people about where he thought U.S. foreign policy needed to go in the post-9/11 world, delivered on “Meet the Press” on Sept. 16, 2001.

Cool read!  Thanks to Jeff for bringing it to my attention (my leaving this link open on my laptop this AM).