When George W. Bush is prevaricating, he often utters a little wisecrack. At today's press briefing, when he was asked about that now-embarrassing "Mission Accomplished" banner on the USS Lincoln, he pinned that premature boast on the crew and then delivered his quip.
"I know [the banner] was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from my staff," said Bush. "They weren't that ingenious, by the way." Heh heh.
There's nothing surprising about this cheap little lie. The entitled always blame the enlisted. It's the American aristocratic way.
Wednesday, October 29
Conason On Bush's Latest Lie
Joe on yesterday's performance:
