Josh Marshall compares and contrasts:
I will continue to speak about the effects of 9/11 on our country and my presidency … How this administration handled that day as well as the war on terror is worthy of discussion and I look forward to discussing that with the American people.
George W. Bush
March 6th, 2004
The independent commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks won’t accept strict conditions set by the White House for the panel’s interviews with President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, commission members said Tuesday.
The White House wants the interviews to be limited to one hour, with the questioners limited to the panel’s chairman and vice chairman.
Detroit Free Press
March 3rd, 2004
Interesting side note. In the Bush quote above Dr. Marshall omits this curious line:
The terrorists declared war on us on that day, and I will continue to pursue this war.
Al Qaeda declared war in 2001? That’s funny, because I sure have heard a lot of rightists blaming President Clinton for failing to go after the terrorists starting in 1993.