Your president opened up a bit to ABC yesterday -- and kinda, sorta acknowledged mistakes in his administration. Actually, the whole administration was a mistake. But, his regret about "the tone in Washington" getting worse is almost funny. Bush and his political minions, led by Karl Rove, were on a crusade of destruction and divisiveness. They reveled in making the tone worse and a lot uglier:
In the interview with ABC's Charles Gibson, Bush also admitted to errors and regrets in several key areas. He said he wished "the intelligence had been different" on Iraq but declined to speculate on whether he still would have decided to go to war. "That is a do-over that I can't do," he said.It's like he really doesn't understand his role in the failures of the past eight years -- including the ugly tone.
Bush also said he regretted his failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform and "the fact that the tone in Washington got worse, not better" during his time in the White House.
Bush sidestepped a question about whether Obama's resounding election victory amounted to a personal repudiation. "I think it was a repudiation of Republicans," he said. "And I'm sure some people voted for Barack Obama because of me. I think most people voted for Barack Obama because they decided they wanted him to be in their living room for the next four years explaining policy."
And, Bush is partly right about the election. It was a repudiation of Republicans and Bush.
Barack Obama will actually explain policy and treat us like we're adults. And, we can't wait to get Bush out of our living rooms.
