Fool Me Once

IF ... we are confronted by an Islamofascist Iran as Bush would have the world believe ... and perhaps he's right ... it would seem appropriate - IF HE REALLY CARED - for him to recognize that he has painted himself into a little bit of a credibility corner.

• He's looked into Putin's eyes and determined Putin is a stand-up guy. Putin ain't.
  
  
• He told us there was irrefutable proof that the Iraqis had weapons of mass destruction. They didn't.
  
  
• He told us that Saddam had ties to al Qaeda and sponsored the attacks on 9/11. He didn't.
  
  
• He told us the Mission was Accomplished. It wasn't.
  
  
• He told us we'd be welcomed by Iraqis as liberators. We weren't.
  
  
• He told us no child would be left behind. Many have been.
  
  
• He's told us Global Warming was controversial among reputable scientists. It wasn't.
  

This list of untruths, fabrications, distortions and outright lies seems endless.

If he's a cowboy, playing power games ... he'll keep doing what he's doing.

On the other hand, if Bush is truly concerned, he must recognize his credibility problem, put the country's welfare above his own ego and step aside so that someone who has some credibility can lead and tell us that we must fear Iran and the only way to combat it is to take direct and aggressive action.

For me, it would have to come from someone else because I simply cannot believe Bush. He might be right but his track record suggests otherwise.

What's that old saying?

"There's an old saying in Tennessee� I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee � that says, fool me once, shame on � shame on you. Fool me � you can't get fooled again."

- President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

Actually, I think that old saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

We "Won't Get Fooled Again".