He's wisely given up on architecture & cities.

Now this fellow ought to avoid politics as well and stick to noise. He suggests that

A win for Kerry in this election will be seen by those Islamist pigs precisely as a repudiation of the Bush administration's terrorist policies...

In this fellow's world, it is only intentions that count. Allowing, as I do, that the bumblers in the White House probably meant well, the logic of his statement is that we can ignore how effectively and competently goals are pursued and pay attention merely to the intentions behind the actions.

I don't think the maestro ignores manifestation when it comes to the sounds of a symphony orchestra i.e. he doesn't say that all that matters is that it intended to hit the right notes. He demands that the musicians actually play correctly; good intentions are not enough.

So why should we suffer under a well-intended (humor me on that one) President and ignore his performance?

More to the point, the bad guys actually prefer Bush because he keeps making mistakes and offering further opportunities for creating chaos.