The Boy In The Bubble

A while back, ColumbusGuy and I were discussing whether GeeDub gives sincere answers to press questions. The latest example I can cite to that the President either sees the world through a different set of filters than the rest of us, or happily gives wholly insincere answers, is:

President Bush said Monday that the Congressional testimony of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales last week, roundly panned by members of both parties, had “increased my confidence in his ability to do the job.”

Umm, no, Sir. I simply do not believe you. Saying it did not meaningfully decrease your confidence, fine, I can buy it. But unless the "job" you are talking about is evading questions, increased confidence is simply out of the question.

AG Gonzales said that he did not recall the answer to a question at least 40 times before lunch (according to the Daily Show), including questions about what took place at a meeting he had attended 4 months ago, questions about when he made decisions that he specifically recalled making, etc. etc. etc. I watched about an hour of the testimony, and it was frankly painful. Anyone who came away with increased confidence in the veracity of the witness should be given a lifetime exemption from jury duty for congenital inability to recognize evasiveness.