“The Daily Show” host points out that Bush had the Exact. Same. Thing. to say about the outgoing CIA chief and the current nominee.


Crooks and Liars:

What are the odds that Bush would use almost the exact same words to nominate Porter Goss, as he would to nominate Gen. Hayden? Don’t answer that.

Bush: He’s the right man–at this critical moment–in our nation’s history.

How calculated does a person have to be? I thought Harriet Miers was the most qualified person in the world for the Supreme Court until she wasn’t.

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