Josh Marshall points out something that was bugging me last night. The president left the strong impression that it’s worse to say you’ve made mistakes than it is to actually make mistakes. He went after Kerry for criticizing him, tying it to his support of the troops.
And that’s the best he could come up with: say I’ve made a mistake in Iraq and you’re letting down the troops.
Notice the structure of the president’s thinking: The point isn’t whether he’s made mistakes or screwed things up. But saying he has is bad.
Our president is in denial, and it’s not by accident. It’s not even a strategy. It’s the way Bush conducts his life. It’s the way his brain works. There is no need to solve a problem if you can deny it. Can he deny all of this administrations problems for an entire additional term of four years? I hope we do not give him the chance. President of Denial.
Posted by James at October 1, 2004 9:01 AM