Glenn Reynolds asks (in regard to l’affaire Clarke), “Does Karl Rove pay these guys, or is Bush just preternaturally lucky where his critics are concerned?”
I think the point that most people — including the Professor — are missing is that when you tell the truth, it’s really hard to debunk you. Bush is telling the truth, contrary to his detractors who repeat the “Bush Lied” mantra.
A "surly curmudgeon[], suspicious and lacking in altruism." (Robert A. Heinlein)