Bush Administration historical revisionism now underway

In an ABC News interview, First Lady Laura Bush says this concerning our president:

I think they think he's somebody that kept them safe for eight years. And I hear that all the time, people thanking me, telling me to thank him.

Well, not all of us so think. I admit that I have seen right-wingers make that suggestion quite often and have had several of them try the line on me. But I think that shows two things: (1) how short the human memory is, and (2) how willingly blinded some people can be (call the latter "true believers).

I remind you that the Bush Administration ignored clear warnings that Obama bin-Laden planned to attack us prior to 9/11.

I have never felt very safe under President Bush and am unable to shake the image of him enjoying the reading of The Pet Goat even as we were under attack. What could be more clear than that for several minutes he was frozen in a fog about what he should do next? Not very presidential, and certainly not very reassuring.

Moreover, the unvarnished truth is that the Bush administration's gun-boat diplomacy and constant saber-rattling has done nothing but increase hostility towards us. The election of Barack Obama was widely hailed throughout the world as a positive step in returning us from the brink of barbarism of the Bush Administration.

So please, get real everyone!

And then there is Karl Rove making the administration out to be the victim of circumstance in attacking Iraq because of alleged faulty intelligence about Weapons of Mass Destruction. This, of course, is a lie in light of prior statements Bush had made that he would have invaded regardless (do please follow the link).

The truth is that Bush had an agenda of removing Saddam going in to his first term. The unfortunate events of 9/11 gave him just the pretext needed to carry this out.

I see no way to avoid the clear conclusion that the Bush Administration has been a failure and that Bush was clearly not qualified to do the job.