Late Debate

Bush: 'Sometimes, words have consequences'

The pre-Inauguration attention to President Bush has been hard to ignore, but I suppose that's good; after two months of mourning, it's time to get used to the idea that this guy is going to be running the show for another four years.

I find it interesting that Bush is now willing to admit that he may have made a mistake by telling the Iraqi insurgents to "bring 'em on" and by calling for the capture of bin Laden "dead or alive," but it's more interesting to me that the press are actually putting these admissions into context, as this article does:

During his second debate last year with presidential challenger Sen. John Kerry, Bush was asked to name three instances in which he had made a wrong decision.

At the time he declined to identify any specific mistakes.

Oh well. If he's learning, even this late on the job, some of the basics, that's good for America and good for the troops who pay the price for his errant statements. If we're to survive the next four years, we'd all better hope Bush gets a lot better at running the country--and a lot worse at ramming bad legislation through Congress.