[Blarg]

This is standard operating procedure for anyone in power, especially if he has the crutch of a war to lean on for his popularity.

Of course it's despicable, but there's nothing particularly unique about it. And in the case of Bush types, there's of course nothing surprising about it.

Anybody who thinks the currency of politics is truth is severely misguided. The currency of politics is power, and truth is only an occasional handmaiden when convenient. Certainly it's no kind of goal or standard.