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The Bush administration has been re-writing history for many years. Such as when it decided that 800 years of liberty were null and void.

But now, it's re-writing history in another way. In a most Orwellian way.

(Admittedly, references to this administration as 'Orwellian' aren't exactly new)

In a recent interview with ABC News with George Stephanapoulos, the president had this exchange:


STEPHANOPOULOS: Exactly what I wanted to ask you about, because James Baker said that he's looking for something between cut and run…

BUSH: Cut and run and.

STEPHANOPOULOS: … and stay the course.

BUSH: Well, listen, we've never been stay the course, George. We have been — we will complete the mission, we will do our job and help achieve the goal, but we're constantly adjusting the tactics, constantly.

Let that sink in for a minute.


"we've never been stay the course"


There are countless examples which demonstrate that this comment is a bald-faced lie. Check out the president's own words here.

Or here.

Or here.

Or here.

Or here.

The president and his administration have ALWAYS been 'stay the course.'

They just have no clue what that course is.

Although Orwellian obfuscation and deceit are clearly at the heart of whatever that course is.


Update: Continuing the Orwellian theme, presidential spokesman Tony Snow has no idea why anyone would be confused about this issue.

Q Is the President responsible for the fact people think it's stay the course since he's, in fact, described it that way himself?

MR. SNOW: No.

So this begs the question: if The Decider isn't responsible, then who is?

Blaming the voters usually isn't the best strategy two weeks before an election