How many times have we heard some vapid field reporter, some anchor with great hair, or well coiffed anchorette ask THE BIG QUESTION: Is it worth it? That has always troubled me. They never define what the "it" is.
You will recall that we recently had a President who went to great lengths to question what the meaning of "is" is:
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
Now I pose the question: What is the "it" that something must be worth in that question up in the first paragraph? If the question is put to President Bush or Secretary Rice: "Considering how the war in Iraq is moving, do you think it was worth it"? I repeat, what is the "it"?
If the question is fully phrased, it would conclude ".....do you think that it was worth protecting our homeland from more attacks and preventing the rapid spread of Al-Qaeda throughout the Middle East?
Sure would be nice to see the President, a Governor, a Senator or Mayor insist the reporter define the "it" before answering one of these inarticulate, dodge ball questions! Just a thought!
Kind of makes you wonder if watching the evening news is "worth it"!
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