If DUers are impressed with Bush "taking responsibility"...

[BurtWorm]

Then I guess Rove forced him to make a good career move.

(It doesn't mean Bush means what some people seem to think he said--or even that he thought he was saying what some people seem to think he said.)

[Modem Butterfly]

1. I don't think any DUer is impressed or even taking it seriously

I think most of us are amazed that he said it at all, and are taking it as a sign of desperation.

[BurtWorm]

4. At least one DUer wants to thank him for being "honest."

:wtf: "Honest?!" Bush?!

[KyndCulture]

11. I know, and it's more than one..

and I'm in shock.. WTF indeed.

[tblue37]

33. Yeah, and he commends Bush for being a "big man"

to take responsibility.

What a crock.

[bribri16]

39. Bush doesn't take responsiblity. He was told to SAY that he takes

responsiblity. that will take some of the heat off.

[Oreo]

8. Charlie Brown does

Rove sucked at least one of us in

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4756558

[Nikki Stone 1]

17. Then QUIT bumping his thread and arguing with him. Let the thing drop!

Honest to God, people. This whole thing is so staged, so planned. The only surprise in this is that Republican voters gave enough of a crap to force Junior into this weasel backtracking.

[Oreo]

20. You would think we know it's staged and planned

I think it's important that people know that these empty words are going to work on a large number of people.

Let it sink and let everybody keep thinking that nobody will buy it. I guarantee you some will. And they won't all be freepers.

[Nikki Stone 1]

26. There are a lot of stupid people in both parties

They'll swallow this on their knees.

[soup]

25. kick

[lancdem]

15. I'm with you

[BurtWorm]

22. If you read his words, they're really not very different from what he

always says. He even repeats the idiocy about "finding out what went wrong and what went right." He is constitutionally incapable of accepting responsibility the way normal people do.

[ixion]

2. I would be impressed if he did the honorable thing, and stepped down...but

I think it's a pretty safe bet we won't be seeing anything like that.


For he is not an honorable man, you see.

[Stand and Fight]

3. That was my thought and it seems to be working. Sadly enough. n/t

[eleny]

5. It's the Hail Mary play of his presidential career

Bad move for a cheerleader.

[KyndCulture]

16. *LOL* exactly

[Bluzmann57]

6. My thoughts about him "taking responsibility"

zzzzzz. Another line of shit. Of course he's ultimately responsible, but for him to say it, sort of, is too little, too late and not genuine.

[Nikki Stone 1]

32. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

:)

[DemsUnited]

7. Nah, everyone knows it's a "my polls are sinking what do I do now" move,

not "the buck stops here" moment of a person of integrity and character.

[Akoto]

9. He said the words, but they're empty.

Look back over the years of his presidency. Where his administration is concerned, they've always been swift to point fingers at anyone but themselves. This is nothing more than an attempt at scraping the bottom of the barrel, so to speak, for damage control.

Sadly, I fear that people less aware of politics will somehow see him as a good or sympathetic figure because he's being "honest".

[livetohike]

13. Agreed and someone should point out that it took him two weeks

to take responsibility. I hope the MSM hammers him on this.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

10. Im so impressed by him today...im proud he's our president in these times

:sarcasm:

[KoKo]

12. There must be 10 Posts about this in GD Forum.

And, he means nothing that he says.

[Nikki Stone 1]

28. True

:)

[Nikki Stone 1]

14. He's just trying to get Katrina off the table.What's so hard to understand

?????

[soup]

18. Is there a transcript yet?

I missed the conference (on purpose), expecting the same ol' same ol'.

Was it a direct question like:

q. Who is responsible?

and a response along the lines of:

a. I accept full responsibility. The failure to respond appropriately was completely my fault. Activating and implementing all available resources under my authority should have taken priority over my vacation. I apologize to the citizens of the United States of America for failure to - blah blah blah

[DemonFighterLives]

19. No matter what he says now

He will always look like sh*t to me. Of course he always has.
So no change.

[Nikki Stone 1]

21. kick

:kick:

[Beelzebud]

23. Anyone that thinks this is sincere, is a total idiot.

After 5 years, what has Bush done to make anyone think this is anything but a PR stunt?

If you think Bush is sincere about this, you are a fucking idiot. Period.

[soup]

24. yep. n/t

[DearAbby]

27. It should have been followed up with the words "I will resign..."

Then and only then will I believe he is being honest. The wording of the statement rings hallow.

It's an empty apology to fool the bots. Might as well said "with this being said, let's move on"

These guys are horrible at timing...this would have went alot better last week...too many sound bytes "heck va job Brownie" being one..."what wasn't right?" another.

An apology followed up with the words "I will resign..." As Rummy would say "be a man, get yer balls outta your purse" do the right thing.

On edit...What apology? Taking partial responsibity, wishful thinking on my part. I would actually believe the Rapture is about to take place and seeing Jesus in the clouds would force an apology from *'s lips.

[mcscajun]

29. Weasel Words -- Nothing but Weasel Words.

It's all Rovian bullshit.

"To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right..."
Weasel Words.

"...serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government."
More Weasel Words.

In short, "we're still going to try to blame State and Locals wherever we can, but I'll take a hit, too, okay?"

[mcscajun]

34. self-delete

.

[OneBlueSky]

30. for anyone who believes this hokum . . .

I got a bridge in Brooklyn that I can let you have for a VERY attractive price . . .

[Nikki Stone 1]

31. I'd rather have one in Southern California

No snow. :)

[mcscajun]

35. Can I have the one in Alaska? It was really expensive.

$231 million for Alaska's Knik Arm Bridge, later dubbed Don Young's Way.

I like shiny new things. :sarcasm:

[Nikki Stone 1]

40. LOL! (In a dark, sardonic kind of way)

:evilgrin:

[HEAVYHEART]

36. Not me

Fuck that! I am not impressed with fuckface AT ALL!!!

[Dr Fate]

37. He was not specific enough for me.

I want to know exactly what things they told him went wrong, and why they told him he was responsible for it.

[Ksec]

38. It was his last resort

I give him nothing for telling the truth.