Jacqui Smith was on the Today program earlier and was faced challenges that her proposals for detention for 42 days without trial only existed to cover hypothetical situations. Smith responded with, well, with something approaching… um…:
"It won’t be hypothetical if and when it occurs. We are not legislating
now on the basis that we are bringing it in now for something that
might happen in the future; we are bringing it in now for something
that might happen in the future; we are bringing in a position for if
it becomes unhypothetical. If, unfortunately I and many other experts
are right and we do need it in the future it is in place."
Suddenly I’m reminded of Donal Rumsfeld’s "unknown unknowns".
Hat Tip = LibDem Voice
Posted by jaybs on January 24th, 2008 at 7:37 pm:
Jacqui Smith was given an hard time at breakfast on Sky News and she just did nor have the answers, not many of the current cabinet have talent as politicians, I can never remember so many weak ministers.