little slow on the draw, Georgey

[KevinTheOmnivore]

Originally Posted by ziggytrix

So why are the GOP talking heads all acting like it's something new that people think W "deliberately mislead" Congress and the American people regarding the WMD situation in Iraq?

Poll numbers.

I don't really blame him for taking that route. And accusing a politician of "deliberately misleading" anyone is really only saying they were talking again.

Well, simply because they're addressing it doesn't mean that they're conceding it.

I think, even with his low ratings and Iraq looking pretty crappy, most people haven't come to the conclusion that Bush just flat out lied. I think people are unhappy about alot of things, and the handling of Iraq is one of them, but I'd be willing to bet that even those people who answer no to "Is the president trustworthy?" don't think he directly lied to them.

I think the Republicans will stick to their message, and that message will basically be "Democrats have no plans or ideas, so they slander and attack, blah blah."

The GOP needs to get their collective panties out of a wad and just tell the Dems and the American people that it's a little late in the course to just give up on Iraq and go home. It's like Rove always said - if you're explaining, you're losing.

It's always better to be on the offensive in politics. With that being said, you can come up with a better defense than this. What you just described is essentially "stay the course." People are getting pretty tired of that.