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May 27, 2006

The Smirking Phony

Normally I can't tolerate listening to the President anymore because I am so averse to being lied to, but as nothing else interesting was on the radio during my evening commute Thursday I gave him and Tony Blair a listen.

Toward the end of their press conference, Bush really surprised me with his response to a question:

Asked what "missteps and mistakes'' he regretted the most, Bush responded with uncharacteristic reflection, citing his July 2003 admonition to Iraqi insurgents to "bring 'em on,'' and his declaration shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that the U.S. wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive.''

"Kind of tough talk, you know, that sent the wrong signal to people,'' Bush said. "I learned some lessons about expressing myself, maybe in a more sophisticated manner. ... I think in certain parts of the world it was misinterpreted.''

Of course, I didn't buy it for a moment, but I was impressed that someone had finally convinced him to address this issue. Any positive reaction I had was entirely erased this morning, however, when I read how immediately following these comments, he turned to the press corps and smirked. My lack of techno-know-how prevents me from posting the photo here, but I urge you to go to the site and look at it.

Richard Wolffe from Newsweek, joined Keith Olbermann and said that Bush's more realistic tone and mannerisms seemed rehearsed. Bush was photographed smirking to the front row of the press corps after his 'humble admission' that tough talk like "bring 'em on" had been a mistake.

Bush's phoniness is really getting old. But this smirking thing is, in my opinion, the most depressing, outrageous display he has ever made because it shows very clearly what he thinks of the American people.

Posted by Becky at May 27, 2006 12:27 PM

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