Of course, Ms. Ed has most conveniently forgotten about the Magic One always being on vacation when tornadoes strike, when the economy crashes, when floods ravage the plains, &c., &c., &c.
And those vacations are a damned sight longer than seven minutes.
I could never figure out why "seven minutes" was such a big deal.
Was George Bush in a split-second supposed to suddenly get all hot and excited in reaction to the news?
Seven minutes is a good reaction time, in times of crises. One shouldn't lose one's head.
**** the primitives.