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Originally posted by bilmore
But the most workable answer (your "c" option) really is a contrived, pre-planned yellback, that gives us no substantive information and merely shows that the answerer knows how to dance the dance. What good is that, for anyone?
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There is no substance, but that's the art of being a politician. Everyone has a style of doing it--RR used the ol' "I can't hear you over the din of Marine One" JFK used the "Was my hair really that black?"
The best answer is the dodge that no one remembers. Perhaps Bush's biggest mistake was doing more than simply responding "Well, I don't think we've made any mistakes, at least none comes to mind. Obviously people can second guess after the fact, but that's not really fair to call things mistakes in hindsight. Next question."
I agree that the criticism is unwarranted, particularly because it wasn't a dodge on substance (unlike Kerry's or, even, the wife beating question, if there's proof of wife beating).
