A recent poll of Americans show that nearly 60% of Americans do not believe George Bush is honest, which after everything that has come out regarding the run-up to the war in Iraq it is no surprise, yet he and Dick Cheney are the ones complaining about others being dishonest.
One has to wonder if Republicans have figured it out that by criticizing those against the war they are now criticizing the majority of Americans. Not that they care. Throughout their term they have strived to be the 51% party, just enough support among voters to stay in power, but not enough support among the public to have to care about the wishes of the majority.
However polls now show Bush's support in the mid-thirties which may mean that members of Congress aren't as willing to support anti-America policies. Even Sen. Rick Santorum found a way not to be seen with Bush at a recent event.
With a growing lack of support, Bush and Cheney are attempting to fight back. Their main claim is that the Democrats saw the same information that they did and that other countries shared the same views. Former Sen. Bob Graham disputes this, but the administration's argument also assumes the relationship between Congress and the president is that among friends. "Hey, I think we should invade Iraq, what you think." "Sounds good to me."
As part of their imperial presidency the Bushes wanted submission and blank checks from Congress, but now that those deferrals are coming back to haunt them and the administration wants people to believe it the policies were developed among equals, rather than forced down their throats. Maybe in theory this is how it works, but in practice Congress gave Bush wide latitude, which apparently they couldn't handle.
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