Ron Reagan Jr: Bush's ONLY talent is LYING. [And getting cowering Democrats to scurry for their G-town mouse-holes....]
WHY is Ron Reagan Jr. ABLE TO STATE THE OBVIOUS, while our paid, professional Democrat campaigners, politicians, and "leaders" ARE COMPLETELY, TOTALLY UNABLE to state the obvious?
IF President Bush were "SUBVERTING THE TRUTH," shouldn't Democrats, you know, BE ON THE RECORD as STANDING UP TO, and AGAINST, those subversions of the truth?
WHY can Ron Reagan Jr. so effortlessly tick off THREE MAJOR LIES of President Bush - re 1.) Bush's 2000 greenhouse gasses pledge; 2.) Bush's "weapons of mass destruction pose a grave threat to America" hype; 3.) Tax cuts would benefit America's bottom-tier wage earners - yet the ENTIRE DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DO SO???
Bush's talent: subverting the truth
Ron Reagan
MSNBC Political Analyst
July 31, 2006 | 11:55 a.m. ET
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/from/ET/
In case you hadn’t noticed, President Bush has a tendency to say things that aren’t exactly true. This is a longstanding habit. Remember, he was all for restricting greenhouse gasses…until he took office. Iraq posed a “grave” threat to the U.S.,…only it didn’t. We’ve found weapons of mass destruction there…except we haven’t. His tax cuts have reduced income inequality…in truth, well, don’t get me started.
Mr. Bush’s latest diversion into the realm of the forked tongue involves our prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In June, standing in the Rose Garden, Bush said, “I’d like to close Guantanamo,” leaving the impression he might actually be planning to do such a thing.
At that moment, his statement left room for hope that the administration was not entirely impervious to reality. “Gitmo” had already become a travesty, an affront to democratic principles, a source of national shame. The Supreme Court, which had already rejected a “blank-check” wartime presidency, was about to declare Bush’s planned military tribunals unconstitutional. Our own officers were admitting that most of the detainees were likely guilty of nothing more than bad luck.
Now, we learn that while Bush mused about closing down the infamous facility, plans were being realized to expand the prison, the contract having been awarded to - who else? - a Halliburton subsidiary.
Isn’t it past time we realized that whenever Bush or his allies seem to admit an uncomfortable truth, it’s only a tactical retreat. They’re really just trying to get through the day. Then, when we’ve stopped paying attention, they’ll go back to doing what they’re good at: subverting the truth.
Comments? Email Hardblogger@msnbc.com
IF President Bush were "SUBVERTING THE TRUTH," shouldn't Democrats, you know, BE ON THE RECORD as STANDING UP TO, and AGAINST, those subversions of the truth?
WHY can Ron Reagan Jr. so effortlessly tick off THREE MAJOR LIES of President Bush - re 1.) Bush's 2000 greenhouse gasses pledge; 2.) Bush's "weapons of mass destruction pose a grave threat to America" hype; 3.) Tax cuts would benefit America's bottom-tier wage earners - yet the ENTIRE DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DO SO???
Bush's talent: subverting the truth
Ron Reagan
MSNBC Political Analyst
July 31, 2006 | 11:55 a.m. ET
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/from/ET/
In case you hadn’t noticed, President Bush has a tendency to say things that aren’t exactly true. This is a longstanding habit. Remember, he was all for restricting greenhouse gasses…until he took office. Iraq posed a “grave” threat to the U.S.,…only it didn’t. We’ve found weapons of mass destruction there…except we haven’t. His tax cuts have reduced income inequality…in truth, well, don’t get me started.
Mr. Bush’s latest diversion into the realm of the forked tongue involves our prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In June, standing in the Rose Garden, Bush said, “I’d like to close Guantanamo,” leaving the impression he might actually be planning to do such a thing.
At that moment, his statement left room for hope that the administration was not entirely impervious to reality. “Gitmo” had already become a travesty, an affront to democratic principles, a source of national shame. The Supreme Court, which had already rejected a “blank-check” wartime presidency, was about to declare Bush’s planned military tribunals unconstitutional. Our own officers were admitting that most of the detainees were likely guilty of nothing more than bad luck.
Now, we learn that while Bush mused about closing down the infamous facility, plans were being realized to expand the prison, the contract having been awarded to - who else? - a Halliburton subsidiary.
Isn’t it past time we realized that whenever Bush or his allies seem to admit an uncomfortable truth, it’s only a tactical retreat. They’re really just trying to get through the day. Then, when we’ve stopped paying attention, they’ll go back to doing what they’re good at: subverting the truth.
Comments? Email Hardblogger@msnbc.com
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