Headline of the Day

From The Associated Press: The Inspector General reported that Sandy Berger, President Bill Clinton's National Security Adviser, removed classified documents from the National Archives, hid them under a construction trailer and then later attempted to locate the trash collector in order to retrieve those documents in October 2003.

First and foremost, I do not condone Berger's actions for one second, regardless of my support for President Clinton. However, please keep in mind that this story was initially reported worldwide by The Associated Press on July 19, 2004, which is probably why the article was not even listed at the top of FoxNews.com on Thursday. (In fact, this headline was well below an article on the feud between Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump.) Please also keep in mind that Berger pleaded guilty to this offense on April 1, 2005. With that being said, I am unsure if the Republican Party truly wants to focus on deception concerning 9/11 and the Iraq War. Why do I say that?

8/17/01: Contrary to a memo to the CIA from the Department of Energy, former National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice falsely claims aluminum tubes purchased by Iraq are clear evidence of the country's nuclear program.

9/21/01: Mr. Bush is briefed by the U.S. intelligence community that no evidence exists which connects Saddam Hussein with 9/11.

3/5/02: Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson informs the CIA that there is no indication Iraq is buying uranium rich yellowcake. (As retribution for Wilson's statements, the Bush administration committed a felony by revealing the identity of Wilson's wife, Valerie, as a CIA officer.)

July 2002: General Tommy Franks secretly requests $700 million for war preparations. Mr. Bush approves the request, unbeknownst to Congress.

8/26/02: Mr. Cheney falsely claims "There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction".

9/7/02: Mr. Bush claims a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of the United Nations states Iraq is six months from developing a nuclear weapon. (Not surprisingly, no such report exists.)

1/11/03: Mr. Bush informs Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar of his intentions to go to war with Iraq two days before he tells his own Secretary of State, Colin Powell.

3/30/03 (10 days after the Iraq War began): Speaking about supposed WMDs in Iraq, Secretary Rumsfeld falsely claims "We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat."

Trust me, I could easily continue with numerous other examples of the Bush administration's lies and deceptions but I will stop while I am ahead for now.