Quote of the Day 2

"We were shocked at what we saw... If America becomes so unglued when bad things happen in its own backyard, how can it fulfill its role as leader of the world?"
-Sumiko Tan of The Straits Times in Singapore, as quoted by Thomas Friedman in today's New York Times.

And that's the view from a man in Singapore. I shudder to think how another man - about 6 feet, 5 inches tall, with a long white beard, probably carrying a dialysis machine, sitting in the mountains of Pakistan - views this mess.