It was a very unusual admission from a man whose administration has been involved in prisoner abuse scandals from Abu Gharib to Guantanamo Bay and it probably should have been headline news.
In just one of the many weird exchanges in first Presidential "debate," the ever-witty George Bush, wearing his "everyman" mask, told an aw-shucks story about the travails of raising two high spirited daughters, "I'm trying to put a leash on them," admitted George W. Bush, "I've learned not to do that, Mr President," answered John F. Kerry.
Despite the efforts of the Bush campaign to dilute, the debate turned out to be the best campaign drama thus far. After months of carefully orchestrated campaign appearances before hand selected adoring crowds, Bush turns out to be unable to explain his reasoning for any of his policies, or think on his feet. Instead he insisted that, "I just know how this world works ... there must be certainty from the US president."
So there you have it. If you're satisfied with the way things are, if you really think that the world is a safer more secure place, if you truly believe, as he does, that George W. Bush has made no mistakes, then your choice is clear. As John Kerry said, the Bush policy can be summed up in four words, "more of the same."
Guardian (London) - Retreat into a substitute reality
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