Does It Ever Matter What Dubya Says?

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

He finally fesses up, but so what?

Bush Takes Blame for Faulty Iraqi Intelligence

Nice use of the memory hole there, George. I mean, six months after 9/11, he was saying he didn't give a rat's ass about bin Laden, after trumpeting all that while about how the most desperately important thing in the world was to catch him.

So who or what is next?

[CookieMonster]

All I can do right now is just shake my head and say "wow".

[d_rawk]

Hmm. Did he fess up, or just finally acknowledge that as occupier of the highest office that the ultimate responsibility for executive decisions (made on faulty intelligence or not) must lay with him?

Both Truman and Clinton had a "The Buck Stops Here" placard on their desks to remind them of this necessity.

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

When push comes to shove he'll just say he's doing God's will to the best of his abilities (which means that ultimately whatever happens is God's fault, which is always providentially good somehow). Makes for a great escape clause.

[Davey Boy 2.0]

only the sign on Clinton's desk had a typo

nudge nudge wink wink he said knowingly

[geomouse]

Nice use of the memory hole there, George.

What a friggin' goof...I mean really.

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

From today's Herald Tribune - more indication that it's what we don't hear him say that matters.

Bush Quietly Killed Spying Curb in US .

Cute line in the story:

One government official involved in the operation said he privately complained to a Congressional official about his doubts about the program's legality. But nothing came of his inquiry. "People just looked the other way because they didn't want to know what was going on," he said.

Edited December 16, 2005 by Guest

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

And meanwhile, for what it's worth, the Patriot Act is looking a little wobbly.

U.S. Senate rejects reauthorization of Patriot Act; a huge defeat for Bush