Bush sort of admits mistakes

I actually managed to watch some of Bush's speech yesterday and was struck by a couple of things he said but didn't get around to blogging it. In the interim, EJ Dionne pretty much summed up my impressions along with dispensing some much needed advice to the Dems. The money quote:

Bush actually admitted that “things did not always go as planned” in Iraq, and that last January's elections “were not without flaws.” From an administration that never admits mistakes, that's progress.

Message to Democrats: buck up. Message to Republican ad makers: Democracy is about improving government through the uninhibited exchange of ideas. And, yes, our soldiers and enemies are watching.

The one thing Dionne didn't remark on is George's new facial tic. He's beginning to get it under control. It wasn't nearly as pronounced in this last speech, but I think when he lies, he does this thing where he rolls his lower jaw. Every time I see him do it, I keep thinking of Rove backstage, pulling his strings.

In any event, with a giveaway like that, he would make a hell of a bad poker player.