Karl Rove said one of the biggest mistake they made during the eight years Bush was in the White House was not answering the critics.
He said they mistakenly thought the voters would see the truth on their own and that the critics wouldn't get any traction. By the time Bush/Rove figured out it wasn't happening it was too late.
I just used more discriptive words.
You accused President Bush of "hiding" and did so repeatedly. The argument that he was a coward is entirely different than Karl Rove's admission that he should have advised the President to speak up more forcefully.
I do appreciate your radical backtracking, however, because in agreeing with Karl Rove, you are admitting that your "hiding" accusation wasn't legitimate.
Thanks.
I hope you're also backtracking on that straw dog argument.