Interesting line from the White House yesterday. Here it is responding to a letter in which General Colin Powell states his opposition to Bush’s terror-detainee legislation:
Firing back, White House spokesman Tony Snow said Powell was “confused” about the White House plan. Later, Snow said he probably shouldn’t have used that word.
“I know that Colin Powell wants to beat the terrorists, too,” he said.
Wow, I’m glad we cleared that one up. It’s good to know that a decorated military commander and Bush’s own former Secretary of State “wants to beat the terrorists.” One might wonder why that issue was even implicitly questioned.
Oh, that’s right–Powell challenged one of Bush’s policies, thus it’s only natural to conclude that he supports the enemy. I’m glad Snow was able to confirm that Powell is still on America’s side.