Bush staff at party: we're great

Andy Card, Bush's first Chief of Staff, at the alumni farewell party:

"We've been blessed to work for a phenomenal president," he said to cheers. "The president invites the best and the brightest to help, and many of us fooled someone to get there. But there's someone who really is the best and the brightest, and that's Josh Bolten."

Next Josh Bolten, the current Bush White House Chief of Staff:

"We've had a lot of blessings," he said, one of which is "to have each other ... If ever there was a group to leave government with their heads held high, this is it."

And from the alumni website:

A man of good character and grace, he’ll be seen as success.

The Bush presidency was a successful one and will be viewed so over time.

The primary responsibility of the president is to keep American citizens safe. By that standard alone, President Bush has achieved success.

No! This falsehood keeps coming up. Let me remind you of the oath presidents swear when they take office:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.

It's no wonder the Bush administration failed miserably, they weren't even aware of the office's primary responsibility.