No Spin- Confess

Remember the Air Force One New York City flyover debacle earlier this year when citizens panicked thinking another 9/11 was in progress? Well, last week more details were released.

In the series of e-mails obtained by CNN and others was an assessment of what was happening and what to do about it. In one of those powerful understatements you can find only in official language the conclusion was:

No positive spin is possible. Admit mistake.

How much nicer could things be - and a lot more honest - if we adopted that as a motto!