Bush: Flip-Flop or Liar?

For those of you who listen to Air America radio, the following is not new; Al Franken has been playing the audio for two days now. But for the benefit of the rest of you, here is the verbatim speech pulled from a press release that ol' Dubya gave about wiretapping in 2004:

Date: 04/20/2004
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 20, 2004
President Bush: Information Sharing, Patriot Act Vital to Homeland Security
Remarks by the President in a Conversation on the USA Patriot Act
Kleinshans Music Hall
Buffalo, New York 9:49 A.M. EDT

“…So the first thing I want you to think about is, when you hear Patriot Act, is that we changed the law and the bureaucratic mind-set to allow for the sharing of information. It's vital. And others will describe what that means.

Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires-a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.”

(Emphasis is mine.)

Okay, is Bush a flip-flopper, a liar, or a criminal? I vote for all three.

And BTW, why are we not hearing about this on the national news? Perhaps they are not aware; I suggest we all tell them.

Peace.