It sems like he is out of touch but I'm not sure that is the case. (Well, HE may be, but his advisors are not.)These are the type of statements the BA is known for, even if it appears to fly in the face of reason.
IMO, making this kind of statement and the timing of it, is
an attempt to reverse any effect of the recent admittance of no WMDs statement.
Yes, I expect Bush will bring up his "mandate" belief again and again, depending on how is image is doing.
I don't know exactly how we fight this, but I know we have to keep trying.

This shows how important it is to continue pointing out to others that he was never "elected" in 2000, let alone "reelected" in 2004. Fraud is what allowed him to be foisted upon us in both cases. So, in the same way that the Republican leadership and their mouthpieces in the self-styled mainstream press never tire of speaking with a forked tongue, we must never tire of speaking the truth. Do not be hypnotized.

My first husband told me he was voting for Bush (no, we didn't divorce over politics) but he could not give me a clear, logical reason why, other than, "no one can protect us like he (Bush) can".
Mind you my ex works 2 jobs, has a young child, is worried about his employment, needs diabetic meds, yet the other issues in the campaign did not seem to matter. He saw one issue & one issue only - terrorism.
This blind trust & closed minds (as dinamic mentions) is what part of the Dems are up against.
Where there should be outrage, there appears to be just a collective shrug on many peoples part.
Somehow, we need to change this.

It's much more than a carefully-crafted statement to cover his own hide. It's a warning to legislators not to attempt to keep dwelling on the lack of WMDs and other 'mistakes' made along the way AND it's an attempt to save the republican party from destruction.

He knows the second term is harder than the first. He's no longer 'inexperienced,' and don't expect a honeymoon.

Finally, saving the entire party from the mistakes made in the first term is a powerful motive to, say...pull some underhanded things - if you know what I mean.

It's more than just about himself. The whole danged ship is capsizing. He's reminding the republicans that if anything comes of any investigations, etc., their party is dead for a very long time.

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

i glad i keep my barf bucket handy for moments like this one...

The pResident's Iraq policy is his to brag on.

A policy of distortion, lies and intimidation.

A policy of savage imperialism.

A policy rife with the death of innocents.

I don't suppose any of the Bush supporters will remember that the WMD revelation happened AFTER the "moment of fraud accountability".

He doesn't take responsibility for anything anyway. At least this time, if Americans ever figure out all of his pre-war mistakes, he'll have blamed his own supporters instead of blaming us.

Polls before the election consistently showed that a clear majority of Americans did NOT support his war. Just more bushit. Get used to it. Four more years of propaganda and misinformation. bush supporters have blood on their hands.

In Dubya's teeny little mind, his 3% rednecked moral mandate allows him to disregard the concerns of half of the American people. He is actually admitting that he is the half-witted president of the half-witted voters in our country.

He actually believes that all of the lies, insinuations, and half-truths he used to justify an invasion of Iraq are offset by the election.

Is Mr. Bush talking about the war to find the weapons of mass destruction or the war to overthrow Saddam or the war to fight terrorism or the war to make Iraq a democracy? He creates another reason to justify the war when his current one is proven to be false. Now,he is trying to find anyone who can claim to have any relative who ever lived in Iraq to let them fill out an absentee ballot. Not only do we more defective voting machines than the rest of the world, it is now easier to be an absentee voter of Iraq than of the U.S. Mr. Bush does not even know what it is to be accountable. Besides, he is mixing up words. He doesn't want anyone to criticize him or his veracity not his accountability. His opinion is that he can use any means at his disposal to accomplish his purpose, and we, the People, cannot question him. This is not what democracy means. I will continue to question and demand answers even if he won't let anyone in the media, his party or the Democratic Party do so. Whatever happened to our right to dissent? I really worry that it will cost us a lot more lives and money until the people who voted for him wake up and realize that a true leader doesn't make need to control us by making us afraid of everyone and every thing.

This beats all but should we really be surprised? Here is a man who never take responsibility for anything - forget the WMD's what about 9/11? I can't help but wonder how this would have played out in previous administrations? I missed the morning talk shows, where they all over the statement as they should be? Does this mean everything will be swept under the rug and we will not find out who was responsible for the Plame outing; among other issues?

This really is the height of arrogance and IMO, is telling of how Dubya has no regard for our system of government. The man ought to be impeached for failing to protect and defend the constitution - instead he is doing all he can to dismantle it.

Does this guy realize his approval rating is 48% and dropping fast?

"I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies"

He is so arrogant it just makes you want to nail his a** to the wall. The only thing saving him from this is the republican congress 'yes'-men. What a brat.

I think Necco is right -- he said this for his "friends" as a warningto them to refrain from questions and a message to protect himself. It is also a great way to let Fox News Network report on the "real accountability" and validate him.

He should not be President.

Thanks Kerry. I have to listen to 4 more years of this crap from Bush because of you!

Political Divisions Persist After Election

"President Bush will begin his second term in office without a clear mandate to lead the nation, with strong disapproval of his policies in Iraq and with the public both hopeful and dubious about his leadership on the issues that will dominate his agenda, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

On the eve of Thursday's presidential inaugural ceremonies, the survey found few signs that the country has begun to come together since Bush defeated Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) two months ago. The president has claimed a mandate from the election, but the poll found as much division today as four years ago over the question of whether Bush or Democrats in Congress should set the direction for the country."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16073-2005Jan17.html?

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