NYT - The Trust Gap

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Editorial February 12, 2006

"We can't think of a president who has gone to the American people more often than George W. Bush has to ask them to forget about things like democracy, judicial process and the balance of powers — and just trust him. We also can't think of a president who has deserved that trust less."

DOMESTIC SPYING, THE PRISON CAMPS, THE WAR IN IRAQ

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/opinion/12sun1.html

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1. K&R

That's a great editorial.

[RedOnce]

3. Thanks! I particularly enjoyed this part...

"According to Mr. Gonzales, the administration can be relied upon to police itself and hold the line between national security and civil liberties on its own. Set aside the rather huge problem that our democracy doesn't work that way. It's not clear that this administration knows where the line is, much less that it is capable of defending it. Mr. Gonzales's own dedication to the truth is in considerable doubt."

[Robb]

2. Wow, Novak brought up

And here I thought they'd all forgotten. :thumbsup:

On edit:

" Incredibly, Mr. Pillar said, the president never asked for an assessment on the consequences of invading Iraq until a year after the invasion.""

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4. KICK