"In related news, the Bush administration has decided to stake the 2006 elections on Bush's record of fighting terrorism. It sounds like a joke, but it isn't. He let our worst enemies escape; he is on the verge of creating a terrorist haven in Iraq where none existed before; and this is the issue he picks to highlight. Why not run on his record of evacuating New Orleans? Maybe Bill Clinton can run on his record of chastity!
"Of course, Bush doesn't really want to be judged on his record of fighting terrorism as much as his image."
In The New Republic, Jonathan Chait explains how the Bush administration prefers fiction to fact.
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