October 9, 2004
To err is human..... but Bush certainly doesn't think so.
From talkingpointsmemo:
I’ve already said that I believe President Bush gave the Democrats a big opening by telling the final questioner, in so many words, that he doesn’t think he’s made any mistakes.
[snip]
In the president’s world, accountability and punishment aren’t for the folks who make the mistakes. They’re for the people who recognize the mistakes or, God forbid, admit them. And when the president had a chance to come up with any mistakes he might have made in four years as president the one that instinctively popped into his mind were the times he’d appointed folks who turned out to be from the second category, rather than the first.
This is all of a piece. In the Bush world you never admit mistakes. The only mistakes the president can think of are the times he appointed people who do admitted mistakes --- who put reality above loyalty to the president.
No one likes admitting mistakes. And it’s often especially difficult for public officials to do so. But recognizing mistakes --- on the inside, if not for public consumption --- is how you prevent mistakes from metastasizing into disasters. Which all explains a great deal about how we got where we are now in Iraq.
And this creatively accurate response to Bush's attempt to use humor to deflect Kerry's statement that Bush owns a small piece of a lumber company is definitely worth a look and a laugh.
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Kenneth Huffmaster on 21 Oct 2004
What mistakes? People talk about Bush hurting America, But they give no examples. As far as the $84 Bush claimed on a 2001 tax return, Showing him as a small business owner. Lets be real! Do you thing Bush does his own taxes? You know as well as I do that a CPA performed that maneuver to save G.W. some cash.
Now, You want to talk about mistakes? Lets look at the treasonous activity of John Kerry, You want him to lead this country? You want to talk about taxes? In 2002 John Kerry paid $29,946 in federal taxes, on an income of $144,091.Yet that year Kerry was able to loan HIS OWN campain $850,000 dollars! THAT is some creative book keeping we should look into. Bush needs to hire Kerry's CPA!