A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

Okay, now I've got it. Rumsfeld and Bush didn't take the reports of abuses of prisoners seriously because they weren't accompanied by pictures. So THAT's why Bush didn't take the 9/11 warnings seriously, either. They had no pictures! After all, Bush doesn't read, Condi doesn't read, Rumsfeld doesn't read, Gen. Myers doesn't read, NOBODY in this administration seems to read, or if they do, it's probably just one of Lynne Cheney's novels, not a significant intelligence memorandum or economic forecast or EPA advisory. So next time something really important needs to be brought to their attention, just put it in a pop-up book with lots of vivid pictures and, if possible, accompanied by a video (preferably no longer than the average TV commercial).