These are the typical headlines we see. Fingerpointing, accusations, everyone is guilty except Bush. Not Bush. Never Bush. Not George "Personal Responsibility" W. Bush. He's the "Compassionate Conservative" whatever the hell that means. And as his Administration, like our country, falls apart, he still avoids and evades, bob and weave. There was a sketch on 'MAD TV' many years ago showing the elder Bush tutoring the younger on how to evade nasty topics. Keep the target moving and that's what Bush, in reality, is doing. Hard questions about Iraq? Talk about Patriotism and supporting our troops. Iraqi Prison abuse? Talk about a few rogue military types. Gas prices too high? Talk about Faith initiatives.

Evade and avoid.

Bush likened the War against Terrorism to World War II, the war against tyranny. Huh? The two are not remotely comparable. WW2 was fight against a megalomaniac bent on annexing the world. Terrorism doesn't have an obvious leader whom upon removal the group would collapse. In WW2 many of Hitler's underlings were planning for peace. Not so with terrorism. WW2 was a fight between nations. Terrorism is a fight that spans nations. In WW2 we mastered intelligence gathering and used it wisely. Here we gather intelligence and use it only if it justifies a foregone conclusion (like an invasion of Iraq).
Most importantly, WW2 was arguably a justified war. The pursuit of Bin Laden is justified. The invasions of Iraq wasn't, despite what Bush tells us. No WMDs, no threats to the U.S., no support of al Qaeda. Invading Iraq just to remove an evil tyrant is not enough of a justification for then we should have long ago invaded Cuba or North Korea or Libya...

No matter how Bush explains the invasion of Iraq he stills partakes of the old bob and weave. Open-ended, no-bid contracts to buddy companies, sky high gas prices - the stink of oil permeates Iraq and Bush. What we want from Bush is openness regarding the business connections behind the invasion.

Bush talks about the never-ending quest for Freedom and Democracy and he's right. As long as his ilk subvert the American Process for their own gains, our quest won't end. Our challenge and duty as Americans is to not allow our Nation to be manipulated for personal gain, not to allow our Military to be used for personal gain. Do you want your kids dying so that Bush or Cheney can make a friend happy? It's about real American Patriotism called Truth, Justice, Freedom.