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Clarke was merely imitating his mentor, WJC. Clinton was Mr. Apology, which was just another way of saying "I feel your pain."

Of course, all the Democrats are doing are pursuing ad material, and the press are willing allies.

From an email I got from the Democratic Party (you do subscribe to their mailing list, don't you?):

New DNC Video: Mistakes Were Made
Dear XXXXXXXXX,

On Tuesday night, coming during one of the worst weeks of Bush's presidency, a reporter asked Bush what mistakes he had made and what lessons he had learned during his term in office. America watched as our president stammered and made jokes to avoid answering the question.

President Bush couldn't think of a single mistake. Well, we can.

Click here to watch our new DNC video: Mistakes Were Made.

Well, there you go. What the press questions were really all about.

I wish his answer to the question was, "well, my most recent mistake was calling on you" but it would have been inappropriate for the occasion and the howls would still be reverberating. But it would have been cool.