MB Civic

By Michael Abramowitz | Sunday, March 16, 2008 | The Washington Post

“…There is no dispute, as a dramatic campaign ad from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign suggests, that presidents get plenty of phone calls at 3 a.m. (…) But in none of these cases were presidents asked to make major decisions. Instead, former White House advisers say, these calls — and countless others like them — were largely aimed at keeping the president informed of critical developments, particularly ones that might cause embarrassment if the public learned that a commander in chief had slept through the episode undisturbed….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/15/AR2008031502338_pf.html