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Bush shifts the blame for his Iraq whopper
(William Saletan, Slate.msn.com, July 14, 2003)
When George W. Bush ran for president, one of his big selling points was responsibility. Americans were tired of Bill Clinton's fudges and legalisms. They were tired of hearing that the latest falsehood was part of a larger truth, or that it was OK because the president had attributed it to somebody else, or that the country should "move on." Bush promised to end all that. He promised an "era of responsibility" in which leaders and citizens would no longer "blame somebody else." ... [but here is what he does instead] . . . 1. It's the CIA's fault. ... 2. It's the speechwriters' fault. ... 3. It's true that Britain said it. ... 4. It's part of a larger truth. ... 5. It's time to move on. ... It's fitting that Fleischer asks us to move on from the uranium story as he prepares to move on to a new career in the private sector. We'd like to move on, too, Ari. It's just that when it comes to presidential responsibility, we seem to be moving in circles.

posted by LoZo 4:16 PM