Bush enters the Land of Nixonia, high on his horse, apparently unware he just admitted to lying. When the president does it, it's not a lie.
. . . the only way to answer that question and to get you on to another question was to give you that answer. The truth of the matter is, as well -- I mean, that's one reason I gave the answer . . .
The question was about Rumsfeld and his resignation/firing.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. Last week you told us that Secretary Rumsfeld will be staying on. Why is the timing right now for this, and how much does it have to do with the election results?
THE PRESIDENT: Right. No, you and Hunt and Keil came in the Oval Office, and Hunt asked me the question one week before the campaign, and basically it was, are you going to do something about Rumsfeld and the Vice President? And my answer was, they're going to stay on. And the reason why is I didn't want to inject a major decision about this war in the final days of a campaign.
The President who claims he should be trusted admits to lying, so we should trust him more? The president who sees all things in black and white might want to take a look in the mirror. How can anyone believe a thing he says when what he says now reveals politics alone drives him, not the truth?
