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The traditional media has been trumpeting his "regrets" and "apologies" but the whole tone of his interview is oddly detached, as if all this happened to someone else and he had nothing to do with it. More disturbing is his simply not making literal sense (which raises the question--is he drinking again?). Here's a notable excerpt:
Gibson eventually followed up: "Do you feel in any way responsible for what's happening?"
Bush replied: "You know, I'm the President during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived in President, during I arrived in President."
Joan, Justin Frank argues in Bush on the Couch that the media has avoided any talk of his alcoholism over the last eight years (except to say "he gave up drink when he found religion") because they were afraid. What's your opinion? Even Salon seems to have steered away from the subject.
