Bush Repeats Himself

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight had a splendid juxtaposition of two quotes from President George W. Bush regarding nominees for CIA director.

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Mike Hayden is supremely qualified for this position. He's the right man to lead the CIA at this critical moment in our nation's history. — 2006-05-08

[Porter Goss is] the right man to lead this important agency at this critical moment in our nation's history. — 2004-08-10

Yup, Dubya, you're still doin' "a heckuva job" as President. You even got more specific the second time, saying "the CIA" instead of "this important agency." I hope that doesn't mean that you think the CIA is no longer important. Of course, since your administration outed a covert agent, you obviously don't think the CIA is important. Oh, well; it's only the cornerstone of our efforts to prevent, contain, and deter terrorism.

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