Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 07/06/06 3:56 pm:
>>So, according to you, if I kill someone today and you kill someone two hours later, you carry no guilt for your action?<<

There you go again, misinterpreting my comments in the most outrageous of ways. Who has said the LA Times and the WSJ don't deserve their share of criticism? Never mind that you've ignored the rest of the story and failed to cite what exactly it was that Bush said that implicated the NY Times alone. And who's to say that if the NY Times had withheld the story that the other two would have ran with it or not? Nobody knows, but what's clear is it was the NY Times that led the charge - anopther episode in a pattern of tipping off terrorists. They deserve to be singled out for that.

>>I have to admit a little surprise at your take on this, the vitiation of guilt as it moves further away from an original act.<<

There you go again, misinterpreting my comments in the most outrageous of ways. It has nothing to do with "vitiation of guilt." The only thing that seems to matter to the Bush critics such as yourself is 'how can I condemn Bush' in whatever the situation.

>>I am fair to Bush in that I applaud what he does that is right.<<

Could you point an instance of this out? I don't recall any.

>>I reserve the right to criticise him when he does wrong.<<

Who doesn't?

>>Isn't that a more hinest stance than never finding cause to find fault with a man who does so many wrong things?<<

You assume I find no fault with Bush. I just don't make it a habit of looking for reasons to fault the man as you do. What I find fault with is the unfair criticism, the blindness to the rest of the story, the refusal to acknowledge facts contrary to an agenda, and the observed - usually undeserved - hatred demonstrated by his critics. That should be something in which you would be in agreement.

>>You do not feel to apply the same license to all other people, only the Republican junta! Whatever happened to truth, justice, and all that stuff?<<

Ronnie, when the facts support it I do. I'm just not predisposed to making negative judgments on circumstantial evidence, quotes taken out of context, facts that contradict my biases or just because someone tells me I should. In fact, I just wrote a letter to our local paper critical of my Republican governor, who was previously Bush's Lt. Governor. I recently sent letters of disapproval to both my state representative and state senator (also both Republicans) on legislation they supported. When they deserve it they'll hear from me, but when it comes to this president I'll stop defending him where I stop finding facts that exonerate him of the unceasing, spurious, often malicious accusations from his critics.

Steve

Clarification/Follow-up by Erewhon on 07/06/06 6:10 pm:

There you go again ..... again!

Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 07/06/06 6:16 pm:
Yeah I know, a voice of fairness, reason and truth.

Clarification/Follow-up by Erewhon on 07/06/06 7:29 pm:

I am indeed. thank you for recognising my good qualities.

:)

Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 07/06/06 8:13 pm:
Who said anything about you? :)