Impressive spin, Tom. "Only" ten of 267 statements were outright lies, the rest were "merely" misleading. Only with the most narrow and self-serving definition of "lie" (e.g., does the phrase "That depends on the definition of 'is'" ring any bells?) does that exonerate the Bush Administration. Without the spin, that's simply 267 falsehoods.

Yes, it's refreshing for the White House to address "this kind of thing", rather than try to ignore it or lie about it. I love the Big Lie panache with which they quote the Robb-Silverman report as if it means the opposite of what it says:

"It was not that the intelligence was markedly different. Rather, it was that the PDBs and SEIBs, with their attention-grabbing headlines and drumbeat of repetition, left an impression of many corroborating reports where in fact there were very few sources. And in other instances, intelligence suggesting the existence of weapons programs was conveyed to senior policymakers, but later information casting doubt upon the validity of that intelligence was not." (Charles S. Robb And Laurence H. Silberman, The Commission On The Intelligence Capabilities Of The United States Regarding Weapons Of Mass Destruction, 3/31/05, Pg. 14)

I commented on "the drumbeat of repitition" way back when the Bush Regime was beating the drums of war, but of course you tried to laugh it off, as if I was just imagining the constant linking of Iraq and 9/11, and the sly juxtaposition of unrelated facts to make a spurious case for war. I sure called that one.

It's been a long road, but it looks like my patience is finally paying off. Tis the season for "I told you so!"...