Jeb Bush Backpedals Again

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

Jeb Bush on Tuesday sought to arrest a chorus of criticism from Democrats and some conservatives after he told an interviewer that, knowing what history has since shown about intelligence failures, he still would have authorized the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Calling in to Sean Hannity’s syndicated radio show, Mr. Bush said he had misunderstood a question that one of Mr. Hannity’s Fox News colleagues, Megyn Kelly, had asked him in an interview shown on Sunday and Monday nights.

“I interpreted the question wrong, I guess,” Mr. Bush said. “I was talking about, given what people knew then.”

The attempt at mopping-up was quick, but it did not bring the controversy to an immediate end: When Mr. Hannity asked about the 2003 Iraq invasion again, in yes-or-no fashion, Mr. Bush said he did not know what the answer would have been, saying, “That’s a hypothetical.” Then, he seemed to go out of his way to absolve his brother, former President George W. Bush, who ordered the invasion: “Mistakes were made, as they always are in life,” Mr. Bush said.

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[Hissyspit]

1. WRONG ANSWER ANYWAY, ASSHOLE. PLENTY OF PEOPLE KNEW THEY WEREN'T THERE!

You know, former and current UN inspectors?

And, no, not all the intelligence said they were there.

Privileged jackass.

The revisionism is as sick as the original disingenuous war-mongering.

[NBachers]

2. There is no absolution- only condemnation and disintegration. We will watch it happen.

[AgingAmerican]

3. Too late now

Now comes the "He misspoke" or "misremembered" or "didn't understand the question" or whatever lying bullshit they bring out.

[Volaris]

4. "Mistakes were made, as they always are in life"

yeah, but it wasn't YOUR LIFE that paid for those 'mistakes', WAS IT??
Only a born-on-third-baser could even utter such sophmoric bullshit in Public, and not have their career wrecked.
I hate this country more every day.

Run, Bernie, run...we got your back.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. His Brother Was One of America's Greatest Mistakes

So, in that way, Jebbie is correct. Mistakes are made in life. The Bush family in public life is among them.

[trusty elf]

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[olddad56]

6. Jeb must have 'misunderestimated' the question.

runs in the family.

[xocet]

9. That and he 'misunderthought' his answer.... n/t

[wordpix]

15. that's 'cause he misinterpretated the question

Keep putting your stoopid foot in it, Jebbie. The ads are in process!

[roguevalley]

7. weak and cowardly. he's supposed to be the smart one.

[xocet]

8. ...

[Helen Borg]

10. They should fine the Bush family a few trillion dollars.

[wordpix]

16. Iraq War estimated to cost around $4 trillion but

not sure if that takes into account health care for soldiers who need it for the rest of their lives for blown off limbs, holes in skulls and PTSD.

[marble falls]

11. Jeb will have to revisit this stuff in the primariy ads and debate. I can't wait!

[Javaman]

13. just put a backup beeper on his ass. LOL nt

[RR2]

14. What a lying POS!

Trust me he is not the smart one, I live in the state that he Governed. I will use some republican terminology to describe John Ellis Bush, his given name is not JEB, it is made up and sounds good to all those good ole boys that he panders to. FLIP FLOPPER.

[gopiscrap]

18. Welcome to DU

[RR2]

19. Why thank you, thank very much. N/T

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/elvis/elvis.wav

[Fritz Walter]

17. Passive voice makes bullshit sound so much... cleaner

"Mistakes were made" by war criminals, as yet unindicted let alone convicted.

"Lives were lost" by hundreds of thousands of innocent people.

"The economy was destroyed" by shitty economic decisions including combining massive military expenditures with equally massive tax cuts.

"Al Quida was strengthened" by invading not one but two countries that had little or nothing to do with the attacks on 9-11.

"Civil rights were violated" by spying on innocent civilians and by torturing enemy combatants.

I could go on and on, but I think the point is made. Excuse me: "I made the point!"

[Paladin]

20. I never would have thought Jeb's campaign roll-out would be such a clusterfuck.

Not that I'm complaining, you understand......