: Bush's talent -- subverting the truth - Hardball with Chris Matthews - MSNBC.com

Bush is a con-man. He always has been

How difficult is it to figure this out?

He has never succeeded at a damn thing in his entire life. Why in hell should the presidency be any different.

As Americans, providing we are blessed with another chance, we might want to look at the candidates' C.V.s

Hardblogger: Bush's talent -- subverting the truth - Hardball with Chris Matthews - MSNBC.com:

In case you hadn't noticed, President Bush has a tendency to say things that aren't exactly true. This is a longstanding habit. Remember, he was all for restricting greenhouse gasses, until he took office. Iraq posed a 'grave' threat to the U.S., only it didn't.

We've found weapons of mass destruction there, except we haven't. His tax cuts have reduced income inequality, in truth, well, don't get me started.

Mr. Bush's latest diversion into the realm of the forked tongue involves our prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In June, standing in the Rose Garden, Bush said, 'I'd like to close Guantanamo,' leaving the impression he might actually be planning to do such a thing.

At that moment, his statement left room for hope that the administration was not entirely impervious to reality. 'Gitmo' had already become a travesty, an affront to democratic principles, a source of national shame. The Supreme Court, which had already rejected a 'blank-check' wartime presidency, was about to declare Bush's planned military tribunals unconstitutional. Our own officers were admitting that most of the detainees were likely guilty of nothing more than bad luck.

Now, we learn that while Bush mused about closing down the infamous facility, plans were being realized to expand the prison, the contract having been awarded to - who else? - a Halliburton subsidiary.

Isn't it past time we realized that whenever Bush or his allies seem to admit an uncomfortable truth, it's only a tactical retreat. They're really just trying to get through the day......