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Kristof on Bush’s Lying (Or Not)

The NY Times’ Nicholas Kristof has some interesting comments on the subject of Bush’s honesty (or lack thereof) and the nature of the public debate of same: Calling Bush a Liar.

Mr. Bush’s central problem is not that he was lying about Iraq, but that he was overzealous and self-deluded. He surrounded himself with like-minded ideologues, and they all told one another that Saddam was a mortal threat to us. They deceived themselves along with the public — a more common problem in government than flat-out lying.

This entry was posted by jbc on Wednesday, June 30th, 2004 at 11:32 am and is filed under george_w_bush, the_media, the_usa. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Kristof on Bush’s Lying (Or Not)”

  1. AnoCan Says:
    July 1st, 2004 at 6:46 am

    Well now, that’s *completely* different than lying, isn’t it?

  2. Tony D Says:
    July 1st, 2004 at 10:44 am

    That sugar coats it a bit.

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