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By Jeff Fecke | July 17, 2003
Heh
I think the thing that discouraged me about the vice president was uttering those famous words, “no controlling legal authority.” I felt like that there needed to be a better sense of responsibility of what was going on in the White House. I believe that–I believe they’ve moved that sign, “The buck stops here,” from the Oval Office desk to “The buck stops here” on the Lincoln Bedroom, and that’s not good for the country.
–Gov. George W. Bush, October 3rd, 2000
President Bush on Friday put responsibility squarely on the CIA for his erroneous claim that Iraq tried to acquire nuclear material from Africa, prompting the director of intelligence to publicly accept full blame for the miscue.
–Associated Press, July 11th, 2003
(via Josh Marshall)
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