washingtonpost.com - 1/12/2009
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article.nationalreview.com - 1/14/2009
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Oddly enough for a president denounced as an
executive monster by his perfervid critics, many of Bushs...
mistakes involve not being active enough or taking a stronger hand.
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Lowry: Ten Bush Mistakes
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/12/2009
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Pres. Bush gave his last official press conference
Monday morning. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Addressing reporters in his...
final news conference before leaving office, President Bush admitted Monday to several mistakes during his tenure in ...
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Bush admits mistakes in his final news conference
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A Confession Of Sorts
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Bush today: "Do you remember what it was like right after September the 11th around
here? People were saying, 'How come
they didn't see it, how come they didn't connect the dots?' Do you
remember what the environment was like in Washington? I do. When people
were hauled up in front of Congress and members of Congress were asking
questions about, how come you didn't know this, that, or the other? And
then we start putting policy in place -- legal policy in place to
connect the dots, and all of a sudden people were saying, 'How come
you're connecting the ...
End Games
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... , tragic, comic, unapologetic. Ego was not present, unless you count Bush announcing this was “the ultimate exit interview.” Delusion was not present, unless you count Bush announcing he has improved America’s “moral standing in the world.” ...
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