Presidential Screw-ups, Then And Now...

From Arianna's Blog:

"We blatantly failed to get it right...When you look at the record, it's impossible to escape the conclusion that we squandered an unprecedented opportunity."

So said Larry Diamond, Hoover Institution fellow and former adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority.

In fact, that pretty much sums up what should be the slogan of the Bush administration: Blatant Failure, Squandered Opportunity.

The quote is from the first part of a three part big-picture/where-are-we-now series about Iraq in the Washington Post. Given that they're not getting their information from Ahmed Chalabi, it's a must read.

And as President Clinton kicks off his rock-star-like tour, it's also a reminder of just how far we've come from a President who lies about sex, to one that lies about war but is still inexplicably getting the support of nearly half the country.

It simply befuddles me how so many people look at the last three years of Bush and can't see the same failed administration that I see: Dispassionate Neo-Conservatism.