Reply #9: Bush's statement is perfectly reasonable and honest. [View All]

Consider the quote from the article...

"I'm driven by my desire to protect the American people. I'll be steadfast in my resolve to do everything I can to make you secure."

Breaking it down, one can see the truthfulness of his statement.

"I'm driven by my desire to protect the American people."

Yes, W, you may well be driven (partly) by your desire to protect the American people; however, this desire may not be your greatest desire or highest priority, nor is your "desire" any more credible or measurably greater than that of your opponent.

"I'll be steadfast in my resolve to do everything I can to make you secure."

Again a truthful statement, but the listener must pay attention to the key qualifiers in this statement: "steadfast in my resolve" and "everything I can."

Bush *will* do everything *he* can to make us secure. The fact that he's an incompetent boob, however, severely limits the degree to which we can realistically attain security under his misleadership. And the fact that he steadfastly pursues his ill-conceived goals and incompetently planned actions certainly isn't to be argued, but neither is it to be praised -- or supported.