Bush Administration: Parade of lies (Bob Shrum)

[Christa]

The Bush administration looks forward to the trial of “Scooter” Libby, says Republican National Chairman Ken Mehlman. Just like the sausage looks forward to the meat grinder. On matters great and trivial, lying is second nature to an Administration that came to power by stealing the 2000 Presidential election. Look at the parade of lies.

-- Iraq had and was acquiring weapons of mass destruction, including yellow cake uranium from Niger. False.

-- The President was making a genuine effort to enlist the United Nations before the war. False. The mission in Iraq was accomplished swiftly and cleaning. False. The level of insurgent violence in Iraq was falling. It wasn’t and isn’t.

-- No one in the White House was involved in the Valerie Plame scandal; anyone who was, whether or not they were yet accused of breaking the law, would be fired. False.

-- John Kerry wasn’t a war hero, but someone whose record of bravery deserved to be smeared (admittedly by Bush’s henchman, not the administration itself, so the President could piously disclaim responsibility). And of course, Bush himself hadn’t used special influence to get into the National Guard. False on both counts.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/

[confludemocrat]

1. Oh great NOW Shrum says this? Rehab from ensured oblivion attempted here?

Why didn't he talk like this in 2004 or make Kerry do it?

[TomClash]

6. Because then he might have stopped his long losing streak nt

[MissMarple]

2. "and sometimes lies have mortal consequences"

Not showing the coffins coming into Dover Air Force Base makes it appear that our war dead are an embarrassment to the nation, as though it is somehow their own fault they are dead. George can't handle the truth and neither can his followers.

"The list goes on and on. And sometimes the lies have mortal consequences: the loss of untold Iraqi civilians and more than 2,000 American troops in a war that was rooted and manipulated and manufactured intelligence. And the deception metastasizes as the months and causalities mount. The President who was never deigned to go to Dover Air Force Base to salute the fallen who are coming home says no photographs of their coffins can be permitted because that would hurt the feelings of the families. This is false, tragically false; the real reason is that day after day the photos would starkly reveal the price of Bush’s folly."

[Christa]

4. I was amazed to find it on Hardblog

Chris Matthews bends like the wind blows.

[goforit]

3. Well, the 2000 election was stolen, but the American citizen let him.

One major problem I have with myself and many Americans
is that we have been whining about these thugsters for some time now
and nothing but a few indictments have surfaced.

We seriously need to remove these high crime gansters from office
before any more innocent victims loose their lives.

[stepnw1f]

5. I'm Glad to See These Statements Hit the Mainstream

It's helps our agenda! Oh... and yes we will hold those accountable in our own party. We always do... Just look at all the Kerry bashing.