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Bonus Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"I wish the intelligence had been different, I guess." -- President Bush, in an interview with ABC News, blaming poor information for his decision to go to war in Iraq. For a refresher course on what actually happened, it's more informative to read The Greatest Story Ever Sold by Frank Rich.
In Other Words
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In other words, Bush says in other words. A lot.
“I think I was unprepared for war,” Bush told ABC News’ Charlie Gibson in an interview airing today on “World News.” “In other words, I didn’t campaign and say, ‘Please vote for me, I’ll be able to handle an attack,’” he said. “In other words, I didn’t anticipate war. Presidents — one of the things about the modern presidency is that the unexpected will happen.”
Not unexpected. In other ...
Modest George Bush Claims He Was ‘Unprepared’ For War
Wonkette » top —
... Everyone loves George W. Bush so much, and even more so when he gets all cute and modest about his epic record of WIN. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Bush invited hungry street urchin Charles Gibson into his secret Appalachian masturbatorium, Camp David, for a series of interviews with himself and his first lady, Laura. There is a 7-page transcript. Page 3 is where the cool kids are hanging out. ...
Bush: 'I Was Unprepared for War'
The Caucus —
In what might be considered one of the first exit interviews , President Bush told ABC News’s Charles Gibson that during the eight years of his administration, the thing he was most “unprepared” for was the war in Iraq after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But he also said that he felt he would have been compromising his principles if he later on had ordered a pull-out of troops from the country. From the transcript: Mr. Gibson: What were you most unprepared for? Mr. Bush: Well, I think I was unprepared for war. In other words, I didn’t campaign and say, “Please vote for me, ...
Today on DT...Bush to America: "Sorry about your country." Plus the myth of the Fairness Doctrine and Kuby v. Kuby.
The Latest on Air America —
President Bush has begun his series of exit interviews, and he's
sorry. He's not sorry about anything HE has done, he's just sorry that
somehow, through no fault of his own, the entire country turned into a
steaming turd while he was president. Today on the show Ron will tell
you what President Bush has in common with many of the people Ron has
defended over the years as an attorney.
Plus we'll talk about the
Fairness Doctrine. Conservatives are convinced liberals want to bring
it back, but it'll never happen. Why not? Because it's unconstitutional
for one, and because it's unnecessary for ...
George W. Bush: AWOL on All Things
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Is President George W. Bush responsible for anything? Talking to Charles
Gibson recently about the financial fiasco that finally imploded on his watch: ...
Bush: “It’s All Mah Daddy’s Fault”
Firedoglake —
Here's to old times!
The Wall Street meltdown isn't his fault, he tells Charles Gibson:
"I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived," he said. ...
Bush Logic
democracyarsenal.org —
In his recent interview with Charlie Gibson, the President spoke of regrets and do-overs in a sad attempt to shape his legacy.
Here is part of the exchange: GIBSON: You've always said there's no do-overs as President. If you had one?
BUSH: I don't know -- the biggest regret of all the presidency has to have been the intelligence failure in Iraq. A lot of people put their reputations on the line and said the weapons of mass destruction is a reason to remove Saddam Hussein. It wasn't just people in my administration; a lot of members in Congress, prior to my arrival in ...
Bush: Riding Off into a Sunset of Self-Delusion?
David Corn —
... In an interview with George W. Bush, ABC News' Charlie Gibson asked if he had a "do-over," what would it be. Bush replied: ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... By contrast, Bush's Charlie Gibson interview was soft-focused; the tone, on the part of both interviewer and interviewees (Laura Bush and daughter Barbara as well as the president), was Well, we've all been through a lot, haven't we? And now we can kick back before a warm fire and reminisce. Gah. And so the comeback tour begins. (Ready for ...
