Big difference here. Bush was acknowledging that he had lied to the American people, not that a decision he had made was wrong. And the reason he was “eviscerated” was because everyone had already figured out that he had been lying about Iraq — but the press had been so cowed by Bush’s jingoism that the revelation of the lie was the first chance that the press had to tell the truth about Bush.

CONGRATULATIONS! You managed to get three - count ‘em three - left wing boogey men in TWO sentences!

Fox News
Rove
Cheney

Bonus points for calling the President of the United States stoooooooooopid.

What happened to Haliburton?

And like I said, the torture doesn’t appear to be systematic but rather many isolated incidents. And the saluatory effect of Rumsfeld leaving might blunt additional criticism.

Underestimation of the insurgency? Okay, but I still don’t see what good it does. Bush’s critics don’t play fair and he knows that. They merely want to humiliate him. I think he is a basically humble, but confident, man who learned long ago that the Democrats were basically dishonest, and that displays of humility would only weaken him. Look what happened to Carter.

I agree about Abu Ghraib…but there’s much more. Not systemic but enough isolated incidents that someone high up has to take the blame.

And yeah…I know Rummy offered to resign…and it should have been accepted. That was my point. Would have been clearer if I had mentioned your point about resignation.

Abu Ghraib? You have got to be kidding. A minor-league jailhouse scandal surpassed every day by actual torture, not simulated, and brutality in every single Muslim country save (yes!) Iraq is supposed to result in the resignation of our Secy. of Defense? Bah! (Also, remember Rummy offered to resign at least twice and Bush refused to accept.)

Karpinski was sacked, as she should have been. It’s been time to move on for over a year now.

And what response did that good-faith admission receive? A three-week pile-on by all the usual suspects - utter evisceration.

He isn’t stupid. If his opponents are going to respond to a good-faith admission with bad-faith opportunism, well, he ain’t going to do that again, is he?

I don’t understand stem cell research? You want more government subsidies for big business and yet complain about spending? Consistent?

We get to hear about torture-are we referring to the whack jobs that would reduce this country to dhimmietude? The folks that slaughter kindergarten kids and behead their captives? I’m sick of folks that say we must understand and respect Islam. Yeah lets respect a religion that says kill those who don’t accept us, kill Islamics who want to leave, kill Islamics that work with the infidel and on and on and on. Am I supposed to respect this?

Yet we get to hear the anti Christian bigotry of these same people accusing Christians of imposing a Tali ban. Well if any sort of theocracy is to be established it will be those extremist fundamentalist secularists.

Bush looks good because the Democrats have lost all reason and principle. They can no longer differentiate between good and evil. Its no wonder they continue to lose. The battle over judicial appointments only highlights their desperation.