But I think it's still a confused picture.

In the course of a day, the headlines went from McClellan accuses Bush of deceit in CIA leak to Publisher: McClellan doesn't believe Bush lied.

Confounded once again by the subtle difference between deceit and lies! Can't help but notice that the second headline isn't attributed to McClellan himself, though. Thing about McC is, he's got himself a book to sell. Doesn't necessarily mean he's lying and/or deceitful (whatever those words might mean nowadays), but it's something to keep in mind.

I think Bowser's got an excellent point too: ...what is left of the collective conscience is numb. Personally, I just don't expect anymore to get honesty from Bush or any of his cronies. So when someone accuses them of spouting falsehoods, it's like accusing a fish of living underwater. I shrug it off as a given...not a good thing, I know.