The permanent campaign is inherently deceptive.

As I have heard Bush say, only a wartime president is likely to achieve greatness, in part because the epochal upheavals of war provide the opportunity for transformative change of the kind Bush hoped to achieve. In Iraq, Bush saw his opportunity to create a legacy of greatness.

Despite what some people have said, President Bush did not want black people to die in New Orleans. However, he did hope they would not relocate to any areas of Texas that he likes to frequent.

I have had a career in public service.

I'm done with my job. It was my job to be the advocate and spokesman for the President of the United States.

A free and prosperous Iraq will be a major blow to the terrorists and their desire to establish a safe haven in Iraq where they can plan and plot attacks

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.