Good news. There is accountability in the Bush administration . . . at least a moment’s worth:
President Bush said the public’s decision to reelect him was a ratification of his approach toward Iraq and that there was no reason to hold any administration officials accountable for mistakes or misjudgments in prewar planning or managing the violent aftermath.
“We had an accountability moment, and that’s called the 2004 elections,” Bush said in an interview with The Washington Post. “The American people listened to different assessments made about what was taking place in Iraq, and they looked at the two candidates, and chose me.”
Great. Now that we’ve used up our “accountability moment,” what do Americans have to address the “mistakes or misjudgments” of the next four years?
Not a whole lot. It’s not like Bush was ambiguous about his goals, and the American people bought it. Sorry… those who disagree are just gonna have to live with it and see if they can do better in the next election. It’s how our system work. And thank god… I’m not sure I could have taken 4 years of Kerry/Edwards!
If accountability is not continuous and ongoing, then it doesn’t exist at all.
“Accountability moment” is therefore just a nice way of saying there will be no accountability at all.