$2 well spent

Not much training to speak of, got in some good swims and a windy MTB ride at Green Mtn today.
Watched PBS' Bush's war the last two nights and whew was it exhilarating - 4.5 hours of clammy hands and eyes wide open. It really honestly was, what a show.
I'll have to confess that Frontline is my favorite show on TV,
The Secret History of the Credit Card
The Persuaders (check the interview with Clotaire Rapaille - devious brilliance)
are probably my favorite episodes.
And now we can add Bush's War to the list. It rolled so quickly that I had to put the Lime flavored Tostitos down. Crunching down and missing a word wasn't worth the epic taste.
Watching Frontline makes you realize what TV can be and what other channels are not. There's usually a large bridge between print and television, print is much more full and in depth while TV only lightly touches upon a subject. Somehow this show comes close to the printed word.
It's unfortunate that the shows' portrayal of decision making in the White House was a bit too similar to Kurt Eichenwald's description of Enron's top ranks in Conspiracy of Fools. Lots of chest thumping and not enough thinking.
Perhaps a more apt name for the show is "Cheney-Rumsfeld's War" as they appear to be the driving force in promoting our entry into Iraq. I felt a bit bad for Mr. President during the show, I wouldn't want to be the ref of the fight that was taking place in the White House. Maybe that's why the show was so good, it was always a fight between Condi, Powell, Cheney, Rummy, and Tenet. Everyone loves a good battle and you do too so watch the show.
Good to know that the $2 of my tax money that goes to PBS is well spent.