Reply #3: They just got a little too cocky and now they've been exposed

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The SOTU is kind of a sacred annual event for every president. And I think Americans respect the tradition. Before the SOTU, the Admin (*, Cheney & Rove) were feeling pretty good about themselves with the approval ratings high and the Iraq War set to begin whenever they said go. So it is understandable that they were feeling a little heady and cocky and went ahead said some things that were questionable but they thought they would be unquestioned.

Americans took a slap in the face when the pres lied to them in the SOTU. Now the finger pointing and coverup begins. Even if this incident is hushed up and pinned on the CIA and America buys it, the damage has been done and *'s credibilty has been shot.

His big advantage going into the '04 campaign was to be his record oon the fight against terra and the victory in Iraq. Well, that's gone as Iraq turns into a quagmire and his motivations for going to War in the first place will forever be questioned.