Just think if the base always held Bush's feet to the fire and demanded that he not compromise on all the issues he has betrayed conservatives on.<<
BUSH IN '04!!!
That having been said, I wish Bush would explain all his other betrayals of conservatism like he did this one. To my untrained eye, it would appear Bush made a statement quite a while after the fecal matter hit the air circulator, and not a moment too soon.
I hope I am wrong that his distancing himself from the report may have been only because he was held to account (by Rush, Sean hannity, et al) and because he had no other choice.(i.e., he saw his poll numbers tanking)
By the way, I have been wrongly accused of being a Bush-hater, a Buchanobot, a Libertarian, and a liberal before.
Then stop calling him a 'betrayer.' It's not a word most people use with someone they have even an ounce of respect for.
For the most part, people who feel 'betrayed' misunderstood what he stood for in the first place.