NBC cut away in the middle of its live coverage of George W. Bush’s press conference this morning, no doubt stifling a yawn. I, of sterner stuff, surfed over to ABC and hung on till his last words. Like so much that had gone before, they were lies: “Appreciate the opportunity to visit with you all,” the Great Kidder said. “Look forward to future occasions.”
But occasionally truth did rear its ugly head, as here:
Q: Will there come a day — and I’m not asking you when, not asking for a timetable — will there come a day when there will be no more American forces in Iraq?THE PRESIDENT: That, of course, is an objective, and that will be decided by future Presidents and future governments of Iraq.
And here, although he was talking about illegal immigration rather than illegal wiretapping:
When you make something illegal that people want, there’s a way around it, around the rules and regulations.
"President says he sees progress, but explaining where is difficult"
OK -- you know I despise the man -- but still -- you couldn't get a passing grade on a Junior High Book Report with that crap.
Keith Olbermann showed the tape of Bush saying that a future President would have to clean up after him.
From the Iraqi point of view, there doesn't seem to be much hope in the near future. If we Americans somehow managed to impeach Bush, we'd end up with Cheney.
But from the American point of view, Bush hanging onto his personal albatross is a move whose political idiocy matches the business acumen for which he is famous. Republicans are running from their President as fast as they can.
Posted by: Chuck Dupree (Belisarius) on March 22, 2006 5:51 AM"... will be decided by future presidents." Didn't Rummy compare Iraq to Hitler-Germany lately? Well, there are still American forces stationed in Germany after - 61 years ...
Posted by: Peter on March 22, 2006 7:57 AMI knew we intended to stay there forever, but this is the first direct confirmation from Bush. And why the hell are we in Germany, anyway. Something about NATO.
Posted by: tstreet on March 22, 2006 9:39 AM