Bush (Not Kerry) Owes An Apology

I will not soon forgive Kerry for apologizing for something he did not do. I will not soon forgive the Democrats who spinlessly sided with the lying Republicans who demanded an apology from Kerry. However, despite their lack of standing up for what is right on this issue, they are not the biggest offenders in this.

Georg W Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Tony Snow, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Swiftboat Veterans for "Truth," Tucker Carlson, and all the other right-wing liars are the real offenders in this.

They lie. They lie about what Kerry said. They lie about a national hero who served this country with honor.

AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE LYING.

They what they are doing. There is no misunderstanding on their part of what Kerry said. They know Kerry was talking about Bush and not the troops. They know this, and despite this, they lie anyway. They lie because they know some people are stupid enough or willing enough to believe the lie and spread the lie themselves.

What they are doing is 100% intentional, and it is evil. These people, who claim to be Christian and moral, are deliberately lying, something which Christians are not supposed to do. They are hypocrites. They are defying their own religious beliefs (if they truly have them), and they do this all the time.

Remember the lie about the "global test"? During the 2004 presidential debates, Kerry passively spoke of "global test" which was nothing more than a reference to the idea that we should consider other people's, other nation's, feelings before we act. This was little more than an extension of the Golden Rule, but that did not stop the Right from twisting this idea into "Kerry would surrender to the enemy" or "Kerry won't make any decision unless the rest of the world says it is okay."

Whenever someone or something opposes them, the Bush administration and its syncophants lies about them.

They lied about Al Gore.
They lied about Iraq.
They lied about Joe Wilson.
They lied about Richard Clarke.
They lied about Howard Dean.
They lied about John Kerry.
They lied about John Edwards.
They lied about Michael Schiavo.
They lied about their lack of response to Hurricane Katrina.
They lied about Global Warming.
They lied about the Mark Foley scandal.
They lied about Michael J Fox.
They lied about John Kerry again.

And they continue to lie about all these things and more.

So who owes who an apology?

Bush owes Kerry an apology. Bush and his supporters owe Kerry an apopology for lying about what Kerry said. They owe Kerry an apology for demanding that he apologize for what he did not say.

They owe us all an apology for lying about Kerry. They owe us an apology for Iraq. They owe us an apology for not getting Osama bin Laden. They owe us an apology for torture. They owe us an apology for Guantanamo Bay. They owe us an apology for Abu Ghraib. They owe us an apology for violating the Geneva Conventions. They owe us an apology for ruining our country. They owe us an apology for increasing terrorism around the world. They owe us an apology for lowering every debate on every issue down to "Why do you hate America?". They owe us an apology for their version of McCarthyism. They owe us an apology for violating the Constitution.

They owe us an apology for lying about EVERYTHING.

I know what you may be thinking: "It's just politics." Well, I used to believe that, despite all the dirty politics, our country was basically good. While Bush is in office, I can no longer say that I believe that.

For that, Bush owes me an apology.