Last Tuesday, Harry Reid took to the floor of the Senate and asserted that the Bush administration had "manufactured and manipulated intelligence in order to sell the war in Iraq and attempted to destroy those who dared to challenge its actions." If that charge had any validity, it would be an indictable offense. But it is, in reality, a damnable lie and reckless slander. The president needs to defend his name and the party needs to get behind him.
But it's Bush's move to make first.
The Republicans need to be as bold with the truth as the democrats are with lies.